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01 / belief
“I think he was the greatest American, and I think he was the kind of person that would be an interesting interviewee.”
02 / belief
“I don’t think there’s any one formula for doing it, but I think we have to convince legislators and other government administrators that the arts aren’t an afterthought that’s a nice little thing off to the side, and it’s not going to help little Johnny or little Janie be a better person by seeing good museums, and so forth.”
03 / belief
“I think mentors can be helpful to you, for sure, but I wouldn’t obsess over having a mentor if you can’t find somebody that’s going to be helpful.”
04 / belief
“On the whole, remember, the country’s kind of split down the middle politically, left and right, and, I suspect, college populations.”
05 / belief
“I think art museums and all museums are good, and this is the reason: The human brain has not yet evolved to the point where, if you see a picture of the Mona Lisa on a computer slide, it’s the same experience as going to the Louvre and seeing it in person because before you go to the Louvre, while you’re there, and afterwards, you’re more likely to read about it.”
06 / belief
“To be a good lawyer, I think you have to have attention to detail as opposed to the big picture sometimes.”
07 / belief
“I think that most talented people right now — probably a lot of those people are going into entrepreneurial startups, which you could argue that’s financial, but basically, they’re entrepreneurs.”
08 / belief
“COVID has probably increased the dropout rate, and obviously, there’re a lot of family pressures and other things to do to support families in the case of lower-income people. It’s unfortunate because I think higher education is really the pathway, in my view, to a happier life and a more successful life.”
09 / belief
“” The multimillionaires probably didn’t have as much luck as the billionaires did, I suspect, if making money is considered a matter of luck, and I guess some people would consider it that.”
10 / belief
“In the end, I think crime just took over, and the poverty rate just accelerated, and just so many endemic problems.”