David Rockefeller

Philanthropy 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. ↗

— David Rockefeller

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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. ↗

— David Rockefeller

#beautiful #beautiful paintings #design #japanese #minimum

A museum has to renew its collection to be alive, but that does not mean we give on important old works. ↗

— David Rockefeller

#collection #does #give #important #mean

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

— David Rockefeller

#children #different #each #effect #even

By a museum, I assume you mean an institution dedicated to the events of Sept. 11 and the aftermath. If that is done with sensitivity, I think it would be most appropriate. ↗

— David Rockefeller

#appropriate #assume #dedicated #done #events

Eventually, most people felt MoMA had filled a very important gap. ↗

— David Rockefeller

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I am never angry, although sometimes distressed. ↗

— David Rockefeller

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

— David Rockefeller

#i #i can #life #only #say

I do not like to be unkind. ↗

— David Rockefeller

#i do #like #unkind

I hope the Guggenheim plan will be revived. ↗

— David Rockefeller

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