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I believe in the democratization of the arts. What do I mean by that? I think museums, with some exceptions, have a responsibility to educate a much broader public.

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Think, Some, I Think, Democratization

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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Strong, Best, Architect, Architects

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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Education, Small, Big, Generosity

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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Doubt, Will, Dramatic, Human Condition

I'd be bored to death if I spent all my time with other businesspeople, bankers and lawyers.

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Lawyers, Other, Bankers, All My Time

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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Stepping Stone, Some, Other, Narrow

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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Reason, Give, Asking, Give Me

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.

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Hands, Newspaper, Other, Civic

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.

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Work, Want, Maintain, Status Quo

The biggest barrier we've seen to student progress is this: School policies and practices often prevent good teachers from doing great work and even dissuade some talented Americans from entering the profession. This needs to change.

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Doing, Student, Some, Practices

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

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Teacher, School, Needs, Practices

What artists think about the world is often different from how we businessmen see it, and I find that an enriching experience.

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Think, Enriching, About, Businessmen

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.

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Always, Like, Executives, Guards

I am old enough to remember when America's K-12 public schools were the best in the world. I am a proud graduate of them, and I credit much of my success to what I learned in Detroit Public Schools and at Michigan State University.

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University, Remember When, State University

I'd rather be respected than loved.

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Loved, Rather, Than, Respected

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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Doing, Unions, Void, Thicker

I've never been one who enjoys maintaining the status quo. I'm always pushing for new ideas, whether it's in business or philanthropy.

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New, Always, Been, New Ideas

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

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Always, Needs, Vibrant, Great City

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.

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Going, Been, Middle-Class, Manufacturing

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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Moving On, Next, Before, Sore

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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Art, Appropriate, Imposing, Supporters

I've become convinced that Los Angeles is going to become the next contemporary art capital - no other city has more contemporary gallery space than Los Angeles. We've come into our own, finally.

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Art, Next, Capital, Contemporary Art

I believe in two things: One, Andrew Carnegie said, 'He who dies with wealth dies in shame.' And someone once said, 'He who gives while he lives also knows where it goes.'

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Wealth, Shame, Lives, Carnegie

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.

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Memphis, Deal, Other, Collections

Civilizations are not remembered by their business people, their bankers or lawyers. They're remembered by the arts.

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Lawyers, Remembered, Bankers, Business People

For businesses to be successful, they need to constantly ask the question: 'How can we provide value to our customers?' At the end of the day, that is what matters.

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Question, Need, Constantly, Businesses

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

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Art, Reason, Market, Dramatically

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

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Like, Accomplished, Whether, Financially

Managers are responsible for setting workplace policies under which teachers can succeed. Managers are responsible for negotiating contracts that create the conditions under which teachers can succeed.

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Policies, Contracts, Which, Negotiating

Most museums - with all their burdens to pay for exhibitions, administration, and security - really don't have any money really to acquire art, with few exceptions.

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Art, Pay, Administration, Burdens

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