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

David Rockefeller

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" Mother's interest in contemporary American artists emerged during the 1920s. "

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" I am never angry, although sometimes distressed. "

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" When I see something I like, I buy it, but I do not look for it madly. "

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" Mother liked beauty wherever she found it, and she found it in many different places, both in nature and in contemporary art. And that's where they pretty much parted company. Father... anything that was abstract would to him automatically be not very good. "

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" Mother's taste was eclectic and ranged from the ancient world to the contemporary from Europe to the U.S. "

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" Much corporate giving is charitable in nature rather than philanthropic. "

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" It is true that I am often startled and even angered and repulsed by the strange directions and provocative content of new forms that seem to pop up every few months. "

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" I hope the Guggenheim plan will be revived. "

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" The Christian ethic played an essential part in my upbringing. "

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" I never kept a diary, but I wrote detailed notes of my travels. "

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" For more than 40 years, I have advocated the creation of a 'round the clock' community. This would mean, at the least, housing, schools and shops of various kinds alongside the commercial buildings. That kind of community had appeared in lower Manhattan in nascent form before Sept. 11, 2001. "

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" I was brought up feeling that art is a very important part of one's life. It's something that I not only enjoy, it's something I can share with others. "

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" My grandfather, along with Carnegie, was a pioneer in philanthropy, which my father then practiced on a very large scale. "

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" I do not like to be unkind. "

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" The conventional notions of art have changed, and a lot of things done today are considered works of art that would have been rejected in the past. "

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" The attacks on the World Trade Center and the current economic recession, which is particularly powerful in New York City, have put a number of building plans on hold for the time being. "

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

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" They decided to establish a museum of modern art where works by contemporary artists would be shown. Mother was viewed as a very progressive person, and not everybody liked the paintings she bought. "

David Rockefeller

" I realize how fortunate I have been; mine has been a wonderful life. "

David Rockefeller

" My own interest in art was because of my mother. My father didn't like contemporary art, so he didn't give her large sums to spend. So, she began buying prints and drawings. During my school days, I remember sitting in on many of the early meetings. "

David Rockefeller

" Father was the eldest son and the heir apparent, and he set the standard for being a Rockefeller very high, so every achievement was taken for granted and perfection was the norm. "

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" I owe much to mother. She had an expert's understanding, but also approached art emotionally. "

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" 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 and sad and material things cease to be important. "

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