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" 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. "

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" 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. "

" I could live anywhere in the world I want. But Los Angeles is the place to live. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Oprah Winfrey's global influence is unparalleled. Not only has her generosity and firm belief that education is the key to a better life benefited countless women and children around the world, but her example has also inspired millions of people to give back in ways big and small. "

" 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. "

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

Working Together

" 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. "

" Museums do not share their collections with other museums unless they get something in exchange. The Metropolitan will deal with the Louvre, but will they send their stuff to Memphis? No. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

Make A Difference

" I'd be bored to death if I spent all my time with other businesspeople, bankers and lawyers. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" It's hard to explain your emotions when you see a work of art. "

" 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. "

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

" A real collector does not sell. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "