One, Andrew Carnegie said, ‘He who dies with wealth dies in shame.’ And someone once said, ‘He who gives while he lives also knows where it goes.’

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

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.

I'm strong-willed. Architects are strong-willed. You get the best results with a strong client and a strong architect working together.

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.

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.

People don't know I've got a deep social conscience. I'm a child of the Depression, born in 1933. My parents were very liberal in their social views.