In the four decades of philanthropy that have paralleled my business career, I've found that the same principles apply whether you're providing access to capital to grow a business, creating a new paradigm for medical research, or pioneering innovative approaches to education: Empower the most talented people in each field and encourage them to pursue their passions.
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… - Michael Milken
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…
- Michael Milken
I decided to shift my energy and concentration into changing my lifestyle and diet and taking charge of my own illness. - Michael Milken
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. - Michael Milken
The rest of the world is growing so quickly, they'll be looking for anything to buy.
In financing growing companies, we always looked for human value that didn't appear on the balance sheet. - Michael Milken
In financing growing companies, we always looked for human value that didn't appear on the balance sheet.
The federal investment in finding cures for cancer - $3 billion annually [as of 1999] - is less than ... zero ... point ... zero ... zero ... zero ..… - Michael Milken
The federal investment in finding cures for cancer - $3 billion annually [as of 1999] - is less than ... zero ... point ... zero ... zero ... zero ..…
Small and mid-sized companies in this country historically have been responsible for creating the overwhelming majority of new jobs in the private se… - Michael Milken
Small and mid-sized companies in this country historically have been responsible for creating the overwhelming majority of new jobs in the private se…
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… - Michael Milken
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…
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 … - Michael Milken
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 …
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… - Michael Milken
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…
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