People always say congratulations. When you're a successful bidder it means you're willing to spend more money than anyone else. I'm not sure if that's congratulations or condolences.
Eli BroadCharity is just writing checks and not being engaged. Philanthropy, to me, is being engaged, not only with your resources but getting people and yourself really involved and doing things that haven't been done before.
Eli BroadCollectors become obsessive and then addicted. You become addicted to art and you can't live without it.
Eli BroadContemporary art challenges us.. it broadens our horizons. It asks us to think beyond the limits of conventional wisdom.
Eli BroadSchool boards are, for the most part ,made up of political wannabes who see a board seat as a stepping stone for political office, or well-meaning parents who represent an ethnic group or geography, or have some other narrow interests. Few people on them understand what governance is about.
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