American - Businessman | June 6, 1933 -
Los Angeles is such a great meritocracy. Where can someone with my background - don't have the right family background, the right religion, the right provenance or whatever you want to call it - I come here and I'm accepted. The city's been good to me. And I want to give back.
Eli Broad
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The first thing I started collecting was stamps. Until I started discovering girls. That was the end of stamps.
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The first dream I had was just to get a college education. I got through college in three years, taking extra classes in summer school.
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The American people frankly have been, over many, many years - to be blunt - fat, dumb and happy. If they want their children to compete with children in India, China or Korea, they better get them a far better education.
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As the son of a union activist and a lifelong Democrat, I've always thought that privatizing our public schools is not the answer. We must strengthen public schools.
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It's critical that states improve how teachers are trained, recruited, evaluated, compensated, advanced, and retained.
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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.
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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.
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It's hard to explain your emotions when you see a work of art.
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Twombly, frankly, was an acquired taste. I was not in love with Twombly the first time I saw one of his paintings.
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I don't think it makes any sense for an individual to invest in common stocks unless they know the company, work at the company, and so on.
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A real collector does not sell.
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