I am a passionate traveler, and from the time I was a child, travel formed me as much as my formal education.
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David Rockefeller
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David Rockefeller was an American economist and investment banker who served as chairman and chief executive of Chase Manhattan Corporation. He was the oldest living member of the Rockefeller family from 2004 until his death in 2017. Rockefeller was the fifth son and youngest child of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, and a grandson of John D. Rockefeller and Laura Spelman Rockefeller.
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by David RockefellerPhilanthropy is involved with basic innovations that transform society, not simply maintaining the status quo or filling basic social needs that were formerly the province of the public sector.
I am convinced that material things can contribute a lot to making one's life pleasant, but, basically, if you do not have very good friends and relatives who matter to you, life will be really empty…
I am convinced that material things can contribute a lot to making one's life pleasant, but, basically, if you do not have very good friends and relatives who matter to you, life will be really empty…
I owe much to mother. She had an expert's understanding, but also approached art emotionally.
I am convinced that material things can contribute a lot to making one's life pleasant, but, basically, if you do not have very good friends and relatives who matter to you, life will be really empty…
I hope the Guggenheim plan will be revived.
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.
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I believe that government is the servant of the people and not their master.
I am convinced that material things can contribute a lot to making one's life pleasant, but, basically, if you do not have very good friends and relatives who matter to you, life will be really empty…
As children we recognized that we belonged to an unusual, even exceptional, family, but the effect was different on each of us.
I am a passionate traveler, and from the time I was a child, travel formed me as much as my formal education.
The Japanese have a wonderful sense of design and a refinement in their art. They try to produce beautiful paintings with the minimum number of strokes.
My grandfather, along with Carnegie, was a pioneer in philanthropy, which my father then practiced on a very large scale.
I think of art as the highest level of creativity. To me, it is one of the greatest sources of enjoyment.
I owe much to mother. She had an expert's understanding, but also approached art emotionally.