Without A Doubt, Stem Cell Research Will

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.

To Me, Money Is A Means To Do Good. I Reached A Point In My Life Where I Had Enjoyed Tremendous Business Success That Afforded My Family Everything We Could Possibly Want. My Wife And I Then Decided That We Could Use Our Wealth To Make A Difference. So We Created The Broad Foundations To Do Four Things: To Improve Urban Public Education, To Support Innovative Scientific And Medical Research, To Foster Art Appreciation For Audiences Worldwide And To Support Civic Initiatives In Los Angeles.

Any City In America Would Like To Get A Museum Built If They Didn't Have To Pay For It.

Public Education Is The Key Civil Rights Issue Of The 21st Century. Our Nation's Knowledge-based Economy Demands That We Provide Young People From All Backgrounds And Circumstances With The Education And Skills Necessary To Become Knowledge Workers. If We Don't, We Run The Risk Of Creating An Even Larger Gap Between The Middle Class And The Poor. This Gap Threatens Our Democracy, Our Society And The Economic Future Of America.

I Am Not A Patient Person. My Friends And Colleagues Will Confirm This. But, Frankly, We Should All Feel A Little More Impatient With The State Of Public Education In America Today.