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" People think it's strange how briskly I move through museums. Sure, I could stand in front of each piece and stare at it for a good long time. But that's not me. "

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" Managers are responsible for setting workplace policies under which teachers can succeed. Managers are responsible for negotiating contracts that create the conditions under which teachers can succeed. "

Eli Broad

Succeed

Teachers

Workplace

" The biggest barrier we've seen to student progress is this: School policies and practices often prevent good teachers from doing great work and even dissuade some talented Americans from entering the profession. This needs to change. "

" How absurd that our students tuck their cell phones, BlackBerrys, iPads, and iPods into their backpacks when they enter a classroom and pull out a tattered textbook. "

" As the son of a union activist and a lifelong Democrat, I've always thought that privatizing our public schools is not the answer. We must strengthen public schools. "

" Charity is just writing checks and not being engaged. Philanthropy, to me, is being engaged, not only with your resources but getting people and yourself really involved and doing things that haven't been done before. "

Eli Broad

Yourself

Charity

" Philanthropy is activism. "

Eli Broad

Activism

Philanthropy

" Los Angeles is one of the four cultural capitals of the world, but we don't attract as many cultural tourists as New York, London or Paris. I want to change that. "

" The unions no longer control the education agenda of the Democratic Party. "

" Collecting is more than just buying objects. "

" There were periods when the art market got overheated, but there is no reason it should appreciate dramatically. "

" Any city in America would like to get a museum built if they didn't have to pay for it. "

" The inability to delegate is one of the biggest problems I see with managers at all levels. "

" I don't see myself as a great discoverer of artists, like Charles Saatchi. "

" I've become convinced that Los Angeles is going to become the next contemporary art capital - no other city has more contemporary gallery space than Los Angeles. We've come into our own, finally. "

Eli Broad

Own

Space

" School boards are, for the most part,made up of political wannabes who see a board seat as a stepping stone for political office, or well-meaning parents who represent an ethnic group or geography, or have some other narrow interests. Few people on them understand what governance is about. "

" People would rather have art or gold instead of paper money. "

" Being a Midwesterner, I know that many of the middle-class manufacturing jobs that had been at the heart of our economy are either gone or going, and they're not coming back. "

" I am old enough to remember when America's K-12 public schools were the best in the world. I am a proud graduate of them, and I credit much of my success to what I learned in Detroit Public Schools and at Michigan State University. "

" Frankly, I'm not sure how far I would get if I attended public school today. It's not just that public schools aren't producing the results we want - it's that we're not giving them what they need to help students achieve at high levels. K-12 education in the United States is deeply antiquated. "

" In high school, I would drive my teachers batty. They would make a statement, and I would say, 'Why is that?' They didn't want to be questioned. "

" A lot of executives act like their time is worth more than anyone else's. But I always respect an employee who guards his or her time, even from me. "

Eli Broad

Respect

Time

" A real collector does not sell. "

" I believe that a newspaper is a great civic asset and that ownership is best in the hands of foundations or wealthy families that want to own it for reasons other than maximizing profits. I also believe newspapers should remain in local hands. "

" It's critical that states improve how teachers are trained, recruited, evaluated, compensated, advanced, and retained. "

" I never play golf because it takes too long, and the business connections it produces can be made just as easily over an early breakfast. "

" For businesses to be successful, they need to constantly ask the question: 'How can we provide value to our customers?' At the end of the day, that is what matters. "

" I've got a big ego, I admit it; I'm ego-driven. "

" I have always believed that every great city in history needs a vibrant center. "

" You always learn lessons in business. "

" I'm strong-willed. Architects are strong-willed. You get the best results with a strong client and a strong architect working together. "