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Quote by David Rockefeller
If necessity is the mother of invention, discontent is the father

If necessity is the mother of invention, discontent is the father of progress. – 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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As children we recognized that we belonged to an unusual, even exceptional, family, but the effect was different on each of us. – 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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Let thy discontents be thy secrets. – Benjamin Franklin

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Discontent is the first necessity of progress. – Thomas Alva Edison

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The discontented man finds no easy chair. – Benjamin Franklin

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Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation. – Oscar Wilde

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