American - Businessman | June 12, 1915 - March 20, 2017
I think of art as the highest level of creativity. To me, it is one of the greatest sources of enjoyment.
David Rockefeller
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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.
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MoMA is doubling its space, and I decided to raise the money for it.
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Money can add very much to one's ability to lead a constructive life, not only pleasant for oneself, but, hopefully, beneficial to others.
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Mother's interest in contemporary American artists emerged during the 1920s.
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Mother's taste was eclectic and ranged from the ancient world to the contemporary from Europe to the U.S.
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Much corporate giving is charitable in nature rather than philanthropic.
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My grandfather, along with Carnegie, was a pioneer in philanthropy, which my father then practiced on a very large scale.
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Only once in my life was I on the edge of incivility. I do not like to be unkind.
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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.
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The Christian ethic played an essential part in my upbringing.
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The Japanese banks are not having an easy time as they once had.
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