Eli Broad
Eli Broad
Eli L. Broadis an American entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the only person to build two Fortune 500 companies in different industries. As of October 2015, Forbes ranked Broad the 65th wealthiest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of $7.4 billion...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth6 June 1933
CountryUnited States of America
teacher school practice
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.
art discipline boards
Unfortunately, the boards of art institutions tend to be populated with well-meaning supporters of the arts who often lack any business background or appetite for imposing appropriate discipline.
giving wealth shame
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.’
art collecting obsessive
Collectors become obsessive and then addicted. You become addicted to art and you can't live without it.
lessons learning-lessons
You always learn lessons in business.
want film
I don't want to be in the film business. I'm not even sure it's a business.
bored bankers lawyer
I'd be bored to death if I spent all my time with other businesspeople, bankers and lawyers.
bucks made cautious
No one ever made a million bucks by being cautious or timid or reasonable.
I'd rather be respected than loved.
cells ipads ipods
How absurd that our students tuck their cell phones, BlackBerrys, iPads, and iPods into their backpacks when they enter a classroom and pull out a tattered textbook.
talking minutes valuable
Time is the most valuable thing you have - and I'm not just talking about the minutes for which you're paid.
land worst-case-scenario feet
I learned to embrace risk, as long as it was well thought out and, in a worst-case scenario, I'd still land on my feet.
positive congratulations condolences
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.
running keys rights
Public education is the key civil rights issue of the 21st century. Our nation's knowledge-based economy demands that we provide young people from all backgrounds and circumstances with the education and skills necessary to become knowledge workers. If we don't, we run the risk of creating an even larger gap between the middle class and the poor. This gap threatens our democracy, our society and the economic future of America.