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

Ideas, more than money, are really the currency for success.

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.

Collectors become obsessive and then addicted. You become addicted to art and you can't live without it.

Any city in America would like to get a museum built if they didn't have to pay for it.

Artists rarely do the same thing over and over again. Art is about the new, doing things in a new way.

Oprah Winfrey's global influence is unparalleled. Not only has her generosity and firm belief that education is the key to a better life benefited countless women and children around the world, but her example has also inspired millions of people to give back in ways big and small.