Collectors become obsessive and then addicted. You become addicted to art and you can't live without it.
Eli BroadThe first dream I had was just to get a college education. I got through college in three years, taking extra classes in summer school.
Eli BroadFor businesses to be successful, they need to constantly ask the question: how can we provide value to our customers? At the end of the day, that is what matters.
Eli BroadHow absurd that our students tuck their cell phones, BlackBerrys, iPads, and iPods into their backpacks when they enter a classroom and pull out a tattered textbook.
Eli BroadTo 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.
Eli Broad