Unfortunately, the boards of art institutions tend to be populated with well-meaning supporters of the arts who often lack any business background or appetite for imposing appropriate discipline. Eli Broad Read Quote
You can have great teachers, but if you don’t have a good principal, you won’t have a good school. Eli Broad Read Quote
I believe that a newspaper is a great civic asset and that ownership is best in the hands of foundations or wealthy families that want to own it for reasons other than maximizing profits. I also believe newspapers should remain in local hands. Eli Broad Read Quote
The first thing I started collecting was stamps. Until I started discovering girls. That was the end of stamps. Eli Broad Read Quote
A lot of executives act like their time is worth more than anyone else’s. But I always respect an employee who guards his or her time, even from me. Eli Broad Read Quote
If people want to criticize me because it sells papers, that’s fine. I just don’t like it when it’s inaccurate. Eli Broad Read Quote
If you ask why I do what I do – I want to make a difference. I don’t just want to maintain the status quo. I want to help people, to work with institutions or create ones when they don’t exist. Eli Broad Read Quote
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. Eli Broad Read Quote
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. Eli Broad Read Quote
Artists rarely do the same thing over and over again. Art is about the new, doing things in a new way. Eli Broad Read Quote
