Successful charitable fund-raising has much in common with managing a business: It requires leadership, persistence, and creativity.

I think that the best hope for peace and prosperity in the world is greater cooperation among nations, which in turn will be produced if both our governments and the people of our countries travel more and get to know each other better.

I never kept a diary, but I wrote detailed notes of my travels.

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 learned more from my mother than from all the art historians and curators who have informed me about technical aspects of art history and art appreciation over the years.

Successful charitable fund-raising has much in common with managing a business: It requires leadership, persistence, and creativity.

MoMA is doubling its space, and I decided to raise the money for it.