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" The American people frankly have been, over many, many years - to be blunt - fat, dumb and happy. If they want their children to compete with children in India, China or Korea, they better get them a far better education. "

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" Most museums - with all their burdens to pay for exhibitions, administration, and security - really don't have any money really to acquire art, with few exceptions. "

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" The first dream I had was just to get a college education. I got through college in three years, taking extra classes in summer school. "

" Teach For America provides one of the most critical pipelines for bringing new talent into public education. "

" Los Angeles is such a great meritocracy. Where can someone with my background - don't have the right family background, the right religion, the right provenance or whatever you want to call it - I come here and I'm accepted. The city's been good to me. And I want to give back. "

" What artists think about the world is often different from how we businessmen see it, and I find that an enriching experience. "

" Twombly, frankly, was an acquired taste. I was not in love with Twombly the first time I saw one of his paintings. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" If people want to criticize me because it sells papers, that's fine. I just don't like it when it's inaccurate. "

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" You don't support politicians in their elections if whoever's seeking money only has a goal to stay in office or get in office. You have to pick the people who are going to do the best job. "

" I don't like to spend time in endless meetings talking about stuff that isn't going to get anything done. I have meetings, but they're short, prompt and to the point. "

" If you ask why I do what I do - I want to make a difference. I don't just want to maintain the status quo. I want to help people, to work with institutions or create ones when they don't exist. "

" 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. "

" The first thing I started collecting was stamps. Until I started discovering girls. That was the end of stamps. "

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

" Civilizations are not remembered by their business people, their bankers or lawyers. They're remembered by the arts. "

" To me, unconventional thinking is approaching a problem and asking, 'Why not? Why can't something be done?' If someone can't give me a good reason why you can't do something, I find a way to do it. "

" You can have great teachers, but if you don't have a good principal, you won't have a good school. "

" 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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" I believe in two things: One, Andrew Carnegie said, 'He who dies with wealth dies in shame.' And someone once said, 'He who gives while he lives also knows where it goes.' "

" 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. "

" I don't think it makes any sense for an individual to invest in common stocks unless they know the company, work at the company, and so on. "

" The best move you can make in negotiation is to think of an incentive the other person hasn't even thought of - and then meet it. "

" School district policies and practices have not kept pace with student and teacher needs. "

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

" I never stay anywhere - parties, museums, meetings - longer than three hours. "

" Unfortunately, the boards of art institutions tend to be populated with well-meaning supporters of the arts who often lack any business background or appetite for imposing appropriate discipline. "

" Time is the most valuable thing you have - and I'm not just talking about the minutes for which you're paid. "

" 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. "