Eli Broad Quotes About Giving

Quotes about: Giving

• Charity is just writing checks and not being engaged. Philanthropy, to me, is being engaged, not only with your resources but getting people and yourself really involved and doing things that haven't been done before.

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  Writing, Giving, People

• 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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  Giving, Way, Reason Why

  "Billionaire Philanthropist Eli Broad on the Secrets of His Success". Interview with Rahim Kanani, www.forbes.com. September 18, 2012.

• Frankly, I'm not sure how far I would get if I attended public school today. It's not just that public schools aren't producing the results we want - it's that we're not giving them what they need to help students achieve at high levels. K-12 education in the United States is deeply antiquated.

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  School, Giving, United States

• 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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  Children, Keys, People

• At a time when all the other builders were selling homes with basements but without carports, we would sell homes without basements and with carports. This allowed us to provide a more appealing product at a lower price. In other words, we felt we would be giving customers greater value.

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  Home, Giving, Would Be

• 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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  Giving, Wealth, Shame

• Who you spend your life with-much more so than how you choose to spend it-is the most important decision you can make. Do it right. That's the best advice I can give you.

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  Giving, Decision, Advice

  Eli Broad (2012). “The Art of Being Unreasonable: Lessons in Unconventional Thinking”, p.165, John Wiley & Sons

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