The First Dream I Had Was Just

I Have Always Believed That Every Great City In History Needs A Vibrant Center.

There Is No Substitute For Knowledge. To This Day, I Read Three Newspapers A Day. It Is Impossible To Read A Paper Without Being Exposed To Ideas. And Ideas - More Than Money - Are The Real Currency For Success.

Ideas, More Than Money, Are Really The Currency For Success.

Most Museums - With All Their Burdens To Pay For Exhibitions, Administration, And Security - Really Don't Have Any Money Really To Acquire Art, With Few Exceptions.

My Wife Was The First Art Collector In The Family, And I Didn't Become Interested Until Around 1973. The First Important Artwork We Bought Was A Van Gogh Drawing Of Two Peasant Houses In Saintes-maries-de-la-mer.