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.

Quote by David Rockefeller

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Only once in my life was I on the edge of incivility.

Only once in my life was I on the edge of incivility.

You know, gentlemen, that I do not owe any personal income tax. But nevertheless, I...

You know, gentlemen, that I do not owe any personal income tax. But nevertheless, I...

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

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

I can only say that I have had a wonderful life.

I can only say that I have had a wonderful life.

As children we recognized that we belonged to an unusual, even exceptional, family, but the...

As children we recognized that we belonged to an unusual, even exceptional, family, but the...

I am a passionate traveler, and from the time I was a child, travel formed...

I am a passionate traveler, and from the time I was a child, travel formed...

I do not like to be unkind.

I do not like to be unkind.

Father was the eldest son and the heir apparent, and he set the standard for...

Father was the eldest son and the heir apparent, and he set the standard for...

When I see something I like, I buy it, but I do not look for...

When I see something I like, I buy it, but I do not look for...

Money can add very much to one's ability to lead a constructive life, not only...

Money can add very much to one's ability to lead a constructive life, not only...

MoMA is doubling its space, and I decided to raise the money for it.

MoMA is doubling its space, and I decided to raise the money for it.

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

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

Mother's interest in contemporary American artists emerged during the 1920s.

Mother's interest in contemporary American artists emerged during the 1920s.

It is true that I am often startled and even angered and repulsed by the...

It is true that I am often startled and even angered and repulsed by the...

The Japanese banks are not having an easy time as they once had.

The Japanese banks are not having an easy time as they once had.

The Japanese have a wonderful sense of design and a refinement in their art. They...

The Japanese have a wonderful sense of design and a refinement in their art. They...

They decided to establish a museum of modern art where works by contemporary artists would...

They decided to establish a museum of modern art where works by contemporary artists would...

I hope the Guggenheim plan will be revived.

I hope the Guggenheim plan will be revived.

By a museum, I assume you mean an institution dedicated to the events of Sept....

By a museum, I assume you mean an institution dedicated to the events of Sept....

The conventional notions of art have changed, and a lot of things done today are...

The conventional notions of art have changed, and a lot of things done today are...