28 Quotes by Nelson Rockefeller

Americans will not and should not respond to a political creed that cherishes the past solely because it offers an excuse for shutting out the hard facts and difficult tasks of the present.

There are three periods in life: youth, middle age and "how well you look".

It is essential that we enable young people to see themselves as participants in one of the most exciting eras in history, and to have a sense of purpose in relation to it.

Never forget that the most powerful force on earth is love.

America is not just a power, it is a promise. It is not enough for our country to be extraordinary in might; it must be exemplary in meaning.

The secret to success is to own nothing, but control everything

The chief problem of low-income farmers is poverty.

Politics, of course, requires sweat, work, combat, and organization. But these should not be ugly words for and free people.

There are many other possibilities more enlightening than the struggle to become the local doctor's most affluent ulcer case.