Quotes By David Rockefeller
It is true that I am often startled and even angered and repulsed by the strange directions and provocative content of new forms that seem to pop up every few months.
David Rockefeller
I was brought up feeling that art is a very important part of one's life. It's something that I not only enjoy, it's something I can share with others.
David Rockefeller
Philanthropy is involved with basic innovations that transform society, not simply maintaining the status quo or filling basic social needs that were formerly the province of the public sector.
David Rockefeller
The Japanese have a wonderful sense of design and a refinement in their art. They try to produce beautiful paintings with the minimum number of strokes.
David Rockefeller
They decided to establish a museum of modern art where works by contemporary artists would be shown. Mother was viewed as a very progressive person, and not everybody liked the paintings she bought.
David Rockefeller
The role of a museum of modern art is to make a good selection and identify what we believe to be the coming movements, and that requires taste.
David Rockefeller
Money can add very much to one's ability to lead a constructive life, not only pleasant for oneself, but, hopefully, beneficial to others.
David Rockefeller
I am convinced that material things can contribute a lot to making one's life pleasant, but, basically, if you do not have very good friends and relatives who matter to you, life will be really empty and sad and material things cease to be important.
David Rockefeller
The attacks on the World Trade Center and the current economic recession, which is particularly powerful in New York City, have put a number of building plans on hold for the time being.
David Rockefeller
When you have a lot of resources, the most important thing is to have had good parents and to have been brought up by people who gave one the proper values.
David Rockefeller
I suspect that many corporations have begun to understand that they have an important role to play in the lives of their communities, and that allocating funds to support local groups helps them discharge that function and also burnish their image.
David Rockefeller
I am a passionate traveler, and from the time I was a child, travel formed me as much as my formal education.
David Rockefeller
As children we recognized that we belonged to an unusual, even exceptional, family, but the effect was different on each of us.
David Rockefeller
The conventional notions of art have changed, and a lot of things done today are considered works of art that would have been rejected in the past.
David Rockefeller
Mother's taste was eclectic and ranged from the ancient world to the contemporary from Europe to the U.S.
David Rockefeller
I owe much to mother. She had an expert's understanding, but also approached art emotionally.
David Rockefeller