131 Quotes by Eli Broad

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

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.

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.

A real collector does not sell.

Any city in America would like to get a museum built if they didn't have to pay for it.

Art evokes emotion. It doesn't have to be a thing of beauty.

Collecting is more than just buying objects.

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

School boards are, for the most part ,made up of political wannabes who see a board seat as a stepping stone for political office, or well-meaning parents who represent an ethnic group or geography, or have some other narrow interests. Few people on them understand what governance is about.