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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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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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I am a passionate traveler, and from the time I was a child, travel formed me as much as my formal education. – David Rockefeller

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Who with a little cannot be content, endures an everlasting punishment. – Robert Herrick

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The discontented man finds no easy chair. – Benjamin Franklin

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Let thy discontents be thy secrets. – Benjamin Franklin

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It is misery, you know, unspeakable misery for the man who lives alone and who detests sordid, casual affairs; not old enough to do without women, but not young enough to be able to go and look for one without shame! – Luigi Pirandello

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Thoughtless risks are destructive, of course, but perhaps even more wasteful is thoughtless caution which prompts inaction and promotes failure to seize opportunity. – Gary Ryan Blair

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Music makes me high on stage, and thats the truth. Its like being almost addicted to music. – Jimi Hendrix

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For without belittling the courage with which men have died, we should not forget those acts of courage with which men have lived. – John F. Kennedy

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