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Quote by David Rockefeller
I am convinced that material things can contribute a lot to making

I am convinced that material things can contribute a lot to making ones life pleasant, but, basically, if you do not have very good friends and relatives who matter to you, life will be really empty and sad and material things cease to be important. – David Rockefeller

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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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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. – 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

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When you have shot one bird flying you have shot all birds flying. They are all different and they fly in different ways but the sensation is the same and the last one is as good as the first. – Ernest Hemingway

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Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it. – Milton Friedman

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