Quotes by Eli Broad

About Eli Broad:

Eli L. Broad is an American philanthropist and entrepreneur. He is the only person to build two Fortune 500 companies in different industries (KB Home and SunAmerica). As of April 2015, Forbes ranked Broad the 185th wealthiest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of $7.1 billion.
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You always learn lessons in business.

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I never play golf because it takes too long, and the business connections it produces can be made just as easily over an early breakfast.

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

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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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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.

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I'd be bored to death if I spent all my time with other businesspeople, bankers and lawyers.

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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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Frankly, I'm not sure how far I would get if I attended public school today. It's not just that public schools aren't producing the results we want - it's that we're not giving them what they need to help students achieve at high levels. K-12 educati...

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Teach For America provides one of the most critical pipelines for bringing new talent into public education.

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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 ...

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The unions no longer control the education agenda of the Democratic Party.

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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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I don't see myself as a great discoverer of artists, like Charles Saatchi.

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

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I think the opera is one of the great cultural jewels of Los Angeles.

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

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To me, unconventional thinking is approaching a problem and asking, 'Why not? Why can't something be done?' If someone can't give me a good reason why you can't do something, I find a way to do it.

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People think it's strange how briskly I move through museums. Sure, I could stand in front of each piece and stare at it for a good long time. But that's not me.

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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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People don't know I've got a deep social conscience. I'm a child of the Depression, born in 1933. My parents were very liberal in their social views.

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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.

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Author Bio

  • NameEli Broad
  • DescriptionAmerican businessperson
  • BornJune 6, 1933
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionFinancier