David Rockefeller Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“Some even believe we (the Rockefeller family) are part of a secret cabal working against the best interests of the United States, characterizing my family and me as 'internationalists' and of conspiring with others around the world to build a more integrated global political and economic structure - one world, if you will. If that's the charge, I stand guilty, and I am proud of it.”
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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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“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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“It would have been impossible for us to develop our plan for the world if we had been subjected to the lights of publicity during those years. But, the world is now more sophisticated and prepared to march towards a world government. The supranational sovereignty of an intellectual elite and world bankers is surely preferable to the national auto-determination practiced in past centuries.”
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“We are on the verge of a global transformation. All we need is the right major crisis...”
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“This present window of opportunity, during which a truly peaceful and interdependent world order might be built, will not be open for too long - We are on the verge of a global transformation. All we need is the right major crisis and the nations will accept the New World Order.”
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“Success in business requires training and discipline and hard work. But if you're not frightened by these things, the opportunities are just as great today as they ever were.”
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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.”
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“Successful charitable fund-raising has much in common with managing a business: It requires leadership, persistence, and creativity.”
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“Whatever the price of the Chinese Revolution, it has obviously succeeded not only in producing more efficient and dedicated administration, but also in fostering high morale and community of purpose. The social experiment in China under Chairman Mao's leadership is one of the most important and successful in human history.”
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“I think of art as the highest level of creativity. To me, it is one of the greatest sources of enjoyment.”
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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.”
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“Money can add very much to one's ability to lead a constructive life, not only pleasant for oneself, but, hopefully, beneficial to others.”
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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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“I think I am basically a happy person.”
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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. In order to appreciate cultures of another nation, one needs to go there, know the people and mingle with the culture of that country. One way to do that, if one is lucky enough, is to buy things from those cultures.”
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“There have been people.. ever since I've had any kind of position in the world.. who have accused me of being ruler of the world. I have to say that I think for the large part, I would have to decide to describe them as crack pots. It makes no sense whatsoever, and isn't true, and won't be true, and to raise it as a serious issue seems to me to be irresponsible.”
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“Populists believe in conspiracies, and one of the most enduring is that a secret group of international bankers and capitalists, and their minions, control the world's economy. Because of my name and prominence as the head of the Chase for many years, I have earned the distinction of the "conspirator in chief" from these people.”
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“I met many Russians over the years who were convinced my brothers and I were a cabal, pulling strings behind the scenes to shape American policy. The Soviets had no conception of how a pluralistic democracy works and believed elected officials, up to and including the president of the United States, were only figureheads acting out the roles dictated to them by the real "powers that be" - in this case, my family.”
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“Populists and isolationists ignore the tangible benefits that have resulted from our active international role during the past half-century.”
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“Whatever you do, if you do it hard enough you'll enjoy it. The important thing is to work and work hard.”
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“I was born into wealth and there was nothing I could do about it. It was there like food or air.”
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“...somebody has to take governments' place, and business seems to me to be a logical entity to do it.”
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“I hope the Guggenheim plan will be revived.”
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“I can only say that I have had a wonderful life.”
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“Bilderberger Meeting: The world is now more sophisticated and prepared to march towards a world government...”
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“Success in business requires training and discipline and hard work”
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“I think that the best hope for peace and prosperity in the world is greater cooperation among nations, which in turn will be produced if both our governments and the people of our countries travel more and get to know each other better.”
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“MoMA is doubling its space, and I decided to raise the money for it.”
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“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.”
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