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

My grandfather, along with Carnegie, was a pioneer in philanthropy, which my father then practiced on a very large scale.

A museum has to renew its collection to be alive, but that does not mean we give on important old works.

I realize how fortunate I have been; mine has been 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.

Bilderberger Meeting: The world is now more sophisticated and prepared to march towards a world government.

I am a passionate traveler, and from the time I was a child, travel formed me as much as my formal education. In order to appreciate cultures of another nation, one needs to go there, know the people and mingle with the culture of that country. One way to do that, if one is lucky enough, is to buy things from those cultures.