Eli Broad

Businessman

1933-06-06 – 2021-04-30

Eli Broad was an American businessman and philanthropist who built major companies in housing and insurance. He cofounded KB Home and led SunAmerica. He later became a major patron of contemporary art and education reform.

Books by Eli Broad

The art of being unreasonable
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Private Museum of the Future
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Quotes by Eli Broad

Someone once told me I'm a sore winner, and they're right. I rarely take more than a moment to enjoy a success before I'm moving on and looking for the next challenge.
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Without a doubt, stem cell research will lead to the dramatic improvement in the human condition and will benefit millions of people.
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I'm strong-willed. Architects are strong-willed. You get the best results with a strong client and a strong architect working together.
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If you have poor management that's not doing the right job, you end up with unions filling the void and... page after page of work rules and thicker and thicker contracts.
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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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Every artist is unreasonable, because he or she is doing something that hasn't been done before.
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Time is the most valuable thing you have - and I'm not just talking about the minutes for which you're paid.
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My wife was the first art collector in the family, and I didn't become interested until around 1973. The first important artwork we bought was a Van Gogh drawing of two peasant houses in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer.
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I have always believed that every great city in history needs a vibrant center.
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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.
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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.
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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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