80 Quotes by David Rockefeller

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

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.

I learned more from my mother than from all the art historians and curators who have informed me about technical aspects of art history and art appreciation over the years.

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

My grandfather, along with Carnegie, was a pioneer in philanthropy, which my father then practiced on a very large scale.

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

The Christian ethic played an essential part in my upbringing.

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.

Harvard has played an important role in my life. I was a student, Class of 1936, and I've been on the board of overseers. My experiences there shaped who I am.