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I have to admit that when I watch a movie in which there is no moral context for the violence - I find that offensive. I think that's potentially damaging to society.

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Eli Broad

If someone can't give me a good reason why you can't do something, I find a way to do it.

Give, Giving, Reason, Reason Why, Way
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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.

Done, Giving, People, Philanthropy, Writing

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

Art, Bankers, Civilization, Lawyers, People

Contemporary art challenges us. . it broadens our horizons. It asks us to think beyond the limits of conventional wisdom.

Art, Asks, Challenges, Contemporary, Thinking

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.

Appreciation, Art, Business, Life, Money, Use

While I am proud of a number of accomplishments, there are real costs to being unreasonable. Long hours. Too little time with family. A near incapacity for, as they say, stopping and smelling the roses.

Accomplishments, Hard Work, Hours, Real, Roses, Success
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