Eli Broad

“You don't support politicians in their elections if whoever's seeking money only has a goal to stay in office or get in office. You have to pick the people who are going to do the best job.”

“Collecting is more than just buying objects.”

“I'd rather be respected than loved.”

“You can have great teachers, but if you don't have a good principal, you won't have a good school.”

“I've become convinced that Los Angeles is going to become the next contemporary art capital - no other city has more contemporary gallery space than Los Angeles. We've come into our own, finally.”

“I have always believed that every great city in history needs a vibrant center.”

“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.”

“Los Angeles is one of the four cultural capitals of the world, but we don't attract as many cultural tourists as New York, London or Paris. I want to change that.”

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

“The inability to delegate is one of the biggest problems I see with managers at all levels.”

“Anything I do, I spend a lot of time. I do it with passion and intensity. I want to be in charge.”

“The happiest people I've found are in science. These people have three times the IQ - maybe I'm exaggerating. They have a higher IQ than I do. They love what they're doing, they have a good family life, they're satisfied.”

“What artists think about the world is often different from how we businessmen see it, and I find that an enriching experience.”

“I could live anywhere in the world I want. But Los Angeles is the place to live.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I don't like to spend time in endless meetings talking about stuff that isn't going to get anything done. I have meetings, but they're short, prompt and to the point.”

“Civilizations are not remembered by their business people, their bankers or lawyers. They're remembered by the arts.”