Top 78 Quotes by Eli Broad

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.

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

You don't support politicians in their elections if whoever's seeking money only has a goal to stay in office or get in office. You have to pick the people who are going to do the best job.

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.

In America, what you've accomplished financially is a measurement, whether you like it or not.

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

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.

I could live anywhere in the world I want. But Los Angeles is the place to live.

Museums do not share their collections with other museums unless they get something in exchange. The Metropolitan will deal with the Louvre, but will they send their stuff to Memphis? No.

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