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" I suspect that many corporations have begun to understand that they have an important role to play in the lives of their communities, and that allocating funds to support local groups helps them discharge that function and also burnish their image. "

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" The role of a museum of modern art is to make a good selection and identify what we believe to be the coming movements, and that requires taste. "

David Rockefeller

Believe

Taste

Role

" Only once in my life was I on the edge of incivility. I do not like to be unkind. "

" I believe that government is the servant of the people and not their master. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

David Rockefeller

Son

Perfection

" The Japanese banks are not having an easy time as they once had. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

David Rockefeller

I See

Look

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I think I am basically a happy person. "

" When you have a lot of resources, the most important thing is to have had good parents and to have been brought up by people who gave one the proper values. "

" Harvard has played an important role in my life. I was a student, Class of 1936, and I've been on the board of overseers. My experiences there shaped who I am. "

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

" 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

History

Mother

" 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. "

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

" I think of art as the highest level of creativity. To me, it is one of the greatest sources of enjoyment. "

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

" I am never angry, although sometimes distressed. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I do not like to be unkind. "

David Rockefeller

Unkind

" 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. "