Eli Broad Quotes & Sayings (Page 7)

“In high school, I would drive my teachers batty. They would make a statement, and I would say, 'Why is that?' They didn't want to be questioned.”

“It's hard to explain your emotions when you see a work of art.”

“People would rather have art or gold instead of paper money.”

“School district policies and practices have not kept pace with student and teacher needs.”

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

“There were periods when the art market got overheated, but there is no reason it should appreciate dramatically.”

“Time is the most valuable thing you have - and I'm not just talking about the minutes for which you're paid.”

“Twombly, frankly, was an acquired taste. I was not in love with Twombly the first time I saw one of his paintings.”

“I can't think of another enterprise other than being a homeowner that can't have its debt restructured in bankruptcy. Corporations can but a homeowner can't? Now with securitization the homeowner can't go to the owner of the loan and work things out.”

“Being a Midwesterner, I know that many of the middle-class manufacturing jobs that had been at the heart of our economy are either gone or going, and they're not coming back.”