Mother's taste was eclectic and ranged from the ancient world to the contemporary from Europe to the U.S.

We are on the verge of a global transformation. All we need is the right major crisis.

You know, gentlemen, that I do not owe any personal income tax. But nevertheless, I send a small check, now and then, to the Internal Revenue Service out of the kindness of my heart.

Philanthropy is involved with basic innovations that transform society, not simply maintaining the status quo or filling basic social needs that were formerly the province of the public sector.

I can only say that I have had a wonderful life.

The Japanese have a wonderful sense of design and a refinement in their art. They try to produce beautiful paintings with the minimum number of strokes.

...somebody has to take governments' place, and business seems to me to be a logical entity to do it.