“We have as much land there as at the central campus, ... You can't predict what the long run might hold, but I do believe that this is a tremendous asset.”
“The Houston Endowment is smaller in scope than UT-Austin, but the activity is large, ... It is extremely important to the education scene, the arts scene and the medical scene in Greater Houston.”
“The foundation's work is very largely focused on the Houston metropolitan area, ... It will be important for me to engage with that community in a substantial way, and I think it's important for us to live there.”
“When the pair of buildings are seen together, with the plaza, it's going to become one of the favorite places in the art world, certainly a favorite in Texas. A quest of long duration is finally coming to a stage of fruition. ... Something extraordinary has been achieved after a long struggle.”
