David Rockefeller Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Father was the eldest son and the heir apparent, and he set the standard for being a Rockefeller very high, so every achievement was taken for granted and perfection was the norm.”

“My own interest in art was because of my mother. My father didn't like contemporary art, so he didn't give her large sums to spend. So, she began buying prints and drawings. During my school days, I remember sitting in on many of the early meetings.”

“I owe much to mother. She had an expert's understanding, but also approached art emotionally.”

“I believe that government is the servant of the people and not their master.”

“I realize how fortunate I have been; mine has been a wonderful life.”

“I never kept a diary, but I wrote detailed notes of my travels.”

“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.”

“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.”

“As children we recognized that we belonged to an unusual, even exceptional, family, but the effect was different on each of us.”

“I think of art as the highest level of creativity. I was exposed to it since I was very small.”