Occupation: Financier Birth: July 4, 1946
The future of our country is not found in our boardrooms, but in our classrooms..
Small and mid-sized companies in this country historically have been responsible for creating the overwhelming majority of new jobs in the private se….
Earlier in this century, philanthropy often flowed from the wills of dead industrialists. In recent decades, it's as likely to have come from a very ….
In financing growing companies, we always looked for human value that didn't appear on the balance sheet..
You've got to treat people as equals, and make them feel like it's their company. I don't know if I've had any impact or helped persuade Frank [to se….
So many of my family and friends had lost their battles against cancer. What could I do that my relatives and friends had not? What could I do that w….
Dedicated researchers seek better treatments and cures for diabetes, kidney disease, Alzheimer's and every form of cancer. But these scientists face ….
There's no substitute for rolling up your sleeves and working with the people who can make a difference. They get the benefit of your participation a….
In the four decades of philanthropy that have paralleled my business career, I've found that the same principles apply whether you're providing acces….
The federal investment in finding cures for cancer - $3 billion annually [as of 1999] - is less than ... zero ... point ... zero ... zero ... zero ..….
My experience indicates that most people who've accumulated a great deal of wealth haven't had that as their goal at all. Wealth is only a by-product….
The past is always triple-A. We can all remember what the past was. But if we try to make the future triple-A, we have no future. The future is alway….
For those of us who have lost loved ones in their prime - as I did when my father and other relatives succumbed - even one of those years would have ….
I decided to shift my energy and concentration into changing my lifestyle and diet and taking charge of my own illness..
The rest of the world is growing so quickly, they'll be looking for anything to buy..