Philanthropy Is Activism.

No One Ever Made A Million Bucks By Being Cautious Or Timid Or Reasonable.

School Boards Are, For The Most Part ,made Up Of Political Wannabes Who See A Board Seat As A Stepping Stone For Political Office, Or Well-meaning Parents Who Represent An Ethnic Group Or Geography, Or Have Some Other Narrow Interests. Few People On Them Understand What Governance Is About.

How Absurd That Our Students Tuck Their Cell Phones, Blackberrys, Ipads, And Ipods Into Their Backpacks When They Enter A Classroom And Pull Out A Tattered Textbook.

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

I Don't Want To Be In The Film Business. I'm Not Even Sure It's A Business.