Civilizations are not remembered by their business people, their bankers or lawyers. They're remembered by the arts.

I've never been one who enjoys maintaining the status quo. I'm always pushing for new ideas, whether it's in business or philanthropy.

You always learn lessons in business.

Charity 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.

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

I am old enough to remember when America's K-12 public schools were the best in the world. I am a proud graduate of them, and I credit much of my success to what I learned in Detroit Public Schools and at Michigan State University.

The best move you can make in negotiation is to think of an incentive the other person hasn't even thought of - and then meet it.