I learned to embrace risk, as long as it was well thought out and, in a worst-case scenario, I'd still land on my feet.

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.

People don't know I've got a deep social conscience. I'm a child of the Depression, born in 1933. My parents were very liberal in their social views.

The inability to delegate is one of the biggest problems I see with managers at all levels.

Collecting is more than just buying objects.

I think over any period of time, especially if you don't use leverage, it is difficult to continually beat the S&P 500.

There were periods when the art market got overheated, but there is no reason it should appreciate dramatically.