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… — David Rockefeller Copy Share Image
One cannot expect to coast along and rise automatically to the top, no matter what friends you may have in the company. There may have been a time when, in large corporations, a person could rise simply because he had… — David Rockefeller Copy Share Image
I realize how fortunate I have been; mine has been a wonderful life. — David Rockefeller Copy Share Image
There have been people.. ever since I've had any kind of position in the world.. who have accused me of being ruler of the… — David Rockefeller Copy Share Image
Father was the eldest son and the heir apparent, and he set the standard for being a Rockefeller very high, so every achievement was… — David Rockefeller Copy Share Image
Philanthropy is involved with basic innovations that transform society, not simply maintaining the status quo or filling basic social needs that were formerly the… — David Rockefeller Copy Share Image
“...we are part of a secret cabal working against the best interests of the United States... If that's the charge, I stand guilty, and… — David Rockefeller Copy Share Image
Only once in my life was I on the edge of incivility. I do not like to be unkind. — David Rockefeller Copy Share Image
It would have been impossible for us to develop our plan for the world if we had been subjected to the lights of publicity… — David Rockefeller Copy Share Image
Much corporate giving is charitable in nature rather than philanthropic. — David Rockefeller Copy Share Image
Bilderberger Meeting: The world is now more sophisticated and prepared to march towards a world government... — David Rockefeller Copy Share Image
Mother's interest in contemporary American artists emerged during the 1920s. — David Rockefeller Copy Share Image
I learned more from my mother than from all the art historians and curators who have informed me about technical aspects of art history… — David Rockefeller Copy Share Image
