If someone can't give me a good reason why you can't do something, I find a way to do it.

I never stay anywhere — parties , museums, meetings — longer than 3 hours.

To me, money is a means to do good. I reached a point in my life where I had enjoyed tremendous business success that afforded my family everything we could possibly want. My wife and I then decided that we could use our wealth to make a difference. So we created the Broad Foundations to do four things: to improve urban public education, to support innovative scientific and medical research, to foster art appreciation for audiences worldwide and to support civic initiatives in Los Angeles.

Contemporary art challenges us.. it broadens our horizons. It asks us to think beyond the limits of conventional wisdom.

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

Anything I do, I spend a lot of time. I do it with passion and intensity. I want to be in charge.

Managers are responsible for setting workplace policies under which teachers can succeed. Managers are responsible for negotiating contracts that create the conditions under which teachers can succeed.