Nelson Rockefeller famous quotes

05-24-2025

Wherever we look upon this earth, the opportunities take shape within the problems.
-- Nelson Rockefeller

#Fear #Failure #Opportunity
Never forget that the most powerful force on earth is love.
-- Nelson Rockefeller

#Inspirational #Art #Powerful
A man should make all he can, and give all he can.
-- Nelson Rockefeller

#Men #Giving #Should
The United Nations, he told an audience at Harvard University, 'has not been able-nor can it be able-to shape a new world order which events so compellingly demand.' ... The new world order that will answer economic, military, and political problems, he said, 'urgently requires, I believe, that the United States take the leadership among all free peoples to make the underlying concepts and aspirations of national sovereignty truly meaningful through the federal approach.'
-- Nelson Rockefeller

#Meaningful #Military #Believe
America is not just a power, it is a promise. It is not enough for our country to be extraordinary in might; it must be exemplary in meaning.
-- Nelson Rockefeller

#Country #America #Promise
I do not believe it right for one group to impose its vision of morality on an entire society.
-- Nelson Rockefeller

#Believe #Religion #Vision
You can't leave footprints in the sands of time while sitting down.
-- Nelson Rockefeller

#Volunteer #Sitting #Footprint
It is essential that we enable young people to see themselves as participants in one of the most exciting eras in history, and to have a sense of purpose in relation to it.
-- Nelson Rockefeller

#People #Purpose #Eras
The fundamental question for the United States is how it can cooperate to help meet the basic needs of the people of the hemisphere despite the philosophical disagreements it may have with the nature of particular regimes. It must seek pragmatic ways to help people without necessarily embracing their governments. It should recognize that diplomatic relations are merely practical conveniences and not measures of moral judgment.
-- Nelson Rockefeller

#Philosophical #Government #People
The secret to success is to own nothing, but control everything
-- Nelson Rockefeller

#Life #Success #Business
The chief problem of low-income farmers is poverty.
-- Nelson Rockefeller

#Income #Poverty #Problem
There is no doubt that many expensive national projects may add to our prestige or serve science. But none of them must take precedence over human needs. As long as Congress does not revise its priorities, our crisis is not just material, it is a crisis of the spirit. Considering the city of New York's financial shortfall.
-- Nelson Rockefeller

#New York #Government #Cities
There are three periods in life: youth, middle age and "how well you look".
-- Nelson Rockefeller

#Life #Age #Three
You have a challenge; never quit!
-- Nelson Rockefeller

#Challenges #Never Quit #Quitting
Maybe this Watergate is like the Old Testament. It was visited upon us and maybe were going to benefit from it.
-- Nelson Rockefeller

#Benefits #Old Testament #Testament

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