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.’

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

The biggest barrier we've seen to student progress is this: School policies and practices often prevent good teachers from doing great work and even dissuade some talented Americans from entering the profession. This needs to change.

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.

I don't want to be in the film business. I'm not even sure it's a business.

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

Time is the most valuable thing you have - and I'm not just talking about the minutes for which you're paid.