Eli Broad Quotes

United States, Businessman
June 6, 1933 – April, 30, 2021.

Eli Broad was an American entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the only person to build two Fortune 500 companies in different industries (KB Home and SunAmerica). As of October 2015, Forbes ranked Broad the 65th wealthiest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of $7.4 billion.

I don't like to spend time in endless meetings talking about stuff that isn't going to get anything done. I have meetings, but they're short, prompt and to the point.

Eli Broad
- Time
- Done
I don't want to be in the film business. I'm not even sure it's a business.

Eli Broad
- Business

The first thing I started collecting was stamps. Until I started discovering girls. That was the end of stamps.

Eli Broad
To me, unconventional thinking is approaching a problem and asking, 'Why not? Why can't something be done?' If someone can't give me a good reason why you can't do something, I find a way to do it.

Eli Broad
- Good
- Thinking
- Done
A lot of executives act like their time is worth more than anyone else's. But I always respect an employee who guards his or her time, even from me.

Eli Broad
- Time
- Respect
A real collector does not sell.

Eli Broad
- Real