Ideas, More Than Money, Are Really The

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.

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.

Research – And Using What You Learn From It To Analyze Every Situation – Is What Separates Being Unreasonable From Being Irrational.

To Me, Money Is A Means To Do Good. I Reached A Point In My Life Where I Had Enjoyed Tremendous Business Success That Afforded My Family Everything We Could Possibly Want. My Wife And I Then Decided That We Could Use Our Wealth To Make A Difference. So We Created The Broad Foundations To Do Four Things: To Improve Urban Public Education, To Support Innovative Scientific And Medical Research, To Foster Art Appreciation For Audiences Worldwide And To Support Civic Initiatives In Los Angeles.

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.