The first prerequisite for inclusion in the show was that it was of high quality, and then also I tried to give variety to the period.

Collecting, apparently, is a lifelong obsession.

I was very impressed by Mrs. Burke because it's not a flashy painting. It's a religious painting, and, in old, not terribly good condition. Nevertheless, she went right at it.

We visited some dealers together and she bought a number of things during that trip. It was wonderful. I was really impressed by the good eyes she has, as we call 'good eyes.' Very sharp appreciation of good paintings.

I call her a cranes freak. She went to Africa, she went to China, she went to northern Japan looking for cranes, looking at cranes.

Quality takes time and reduces quantity, so it makes you, in a sense, less efficient. The efficiency-optimized organization recognizes quality as its enemy. That's why many corporate Quality Programs are really Quality Reduction Programs in disguise.