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
people want paper
If people want to criticize me because it sells papers, that's fine. I just don't like it when it's inaccurate.
passion want intensity
Anything I do, I spend a lot of time. I do it with passion and intensity. I want to be in charge.
art emotion evoke
Art evokes emotion. It doesn't have to be a thing of beauty.
artist
I don't see myself as a great discoverer of artists, like Charles Saatchi.
art museums exhibitions
Most museums - with all their burdens to pay for exhibitions, administration, and security - really don't have any money really to acquire art, with few exceptions.
art two drawing
My wife was the first art collector in the family, and I didn't become interested until around 1973. The first important artwork we bought was a Van Gogh drawing of two peasant houses in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer.
children keys generosity
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.
teacher school want
In high school, I would drive my teachers batty. They would make a statement, and I would say, 'Why is that?' They didn't want to be questioned.
philanthropy activism
Philanthropy is activism.
bucks made cautious
No one ever made a million bucks by being cautious or timid or reasonable.
I'd rather be respected than loved.
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.
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.
real thinking house
I don't think the market can keep going up. In the U.S., we see real estate not going up.. houses are selling at lower prices. You can't have anything going up 10 percent to 20 percent to 30 percent indefinitely.