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No man can hope to be elected in his state without being photographed eating a hot dog at Nathan's Famous. — Nelson Rockefeller

There are many other possibilities more enlightening than the struggle to become the local doctor's most affluent ulcer case. — Nelson Rockefeller

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

John D. Rockefeller. — F Scott Fitzgerald

You can't leave footprints in the sands of time while sitting down. — Nelson Rockefeller

Mr. Rockefeller is due to entertain munificently at breakfast, and make his pitch. My advice to one invited guest was: Order caviar, and then say No. — William F. Buckley Jr.

Think of giving not as a duty but as a privilege. — John D. Rockefeller Jr.

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

The Christian ethic played an essential part in my upbringing. — David Rockefeller

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

The negative impact of population growth on all of our planetary ecosystems is becoming appallingly evident. — David Rockefeller

Rockefeller equated silence with strength: Weak men had loose tongues and blabbed to reporters, while prudent businessmen kept their own counsel. — Ron Chernow

I never kept a diary, but I wrote detailed notes of my travels. — David Rockefeller

Character - not wealth, power, or position - is the supreme word. — John D. Rockefeller

I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty. — John D. Rockefeller

No matter what the fight, don't be ladylike! God almighty made women and the Rockefeller gang of thieves made the ladies. — Mary Harris Jones

If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success. — John D. Rockefeller

Our cup will truly run over only after we have sealed the character cracks. — John D. Rockefeller

And we are never too old to study the Bible. Each time the lessons are studied comes some new meaning, some new thought which will make us better. — John D. Rockefeller

I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure. — John D. Rockefeller

I do not believe wealthy candidates should spend vast resources in their own campaigns. — Laurance Rockefeller

Let the good work go on. We must ever remember we are refining oil for the poor man and he must have it cheap and good. — John D. Rockefeller

There is nothing in this world that can compare with the Christian fellowship; nothing that can satisfy but Christ. — John D. Rockefeller

I don't want a nation of thinkers, I want a nation of workers — John D. Rockefeller

The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit ... a reputation, character. — John D. Rockefeller

A man has no right to occupy another man's time unnecessarily — John D. Rockefeller

To think! All that power and he wasn't even rich! — John D. Rockefeller

I profoundly feel that the art of living is the art of giving. You're fulfilled in the moment of giving, of doing something beyond yourself. — Laurance Rockefeller

I never placed my head upon the pillow at night without reminding myself that my success might only be temporary. — John D. Rockefeller

Money is a way of keeping COUNT on how well you're doing in business. — John D. Rockefeller

The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets. — John D. Rockefeller

Own nothing, control everything. — John D. Rockefeller

I know of nothing more despicable and pathetic than a man who devotes all the hours of the waking day to the making of money for money's sake. — John D. Rockefeller

You know that great prejudice exists against all successful business enterprise - the more successful, the greater the prejudice. — John D. Rockefeller

The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee. And I will pay more for that ability. — John D. Rockefeller

There is no feeling in this world to be compared with self-reliance
do not sacrifice that to anything else. — John D. Rockefeller

The man who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won't succeed, you must have a larger ambition. — John D. Rockefeller

Oh, how blessed young men are who have to struggle for a foundation and beginning in life. — John D. Rockefeller

Giving is the secret to a healthy life. Not necessarily money, but whatever a person has to give of encouragement, sympathy, and understanding. — John D. Rockefeller

When I was a girl, my grandmother would take me during the holidays to see the windows at Saks and Rockefeller Center. — Michael Learned

After it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession. — John D. Rockefeller

I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything. — John D. Rockefeller

I think it is a man's duty to make all the money he can, keep all that he can and give away all that he can. — John D. Rockefeller

I think I am basically a happy person. — David Rockefeller

Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It's to see my dividends coming in. — John D. Rockefeller

That sinister Stonehenge of economic man, Rockefeller Center. — Cyril Connolly

Populists and isolationists ignore the tangible benefits that have resulted from our active international role during the past half-century. — David Rockefeller

A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship — John D. Rockefeller

I have no use for men who fail. The cause of their failure is no business of mine, but I want successful men as my associates. — John D. Rockefeller

MoMA is doubling its space, and I decided to raise the money for it. — David Rockefeller

Maybe this Watergate is like the Old Testament. It was visited upon us and maybe were going to benefit from it. — Nelson Rockefeller

The only question with wealth is, what do you do with it? — John D. Rockefeller

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

A man should make all he can, and give all he can. — Nelson Rockefeller

When I see something I like, I buy it, but I do not look for it madly. — David Rockefeller

Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one's aim. — John D. Rockefeller

Giving should be entered into in just the same way as investing. Giving is investing. — John D. Rockefeller

Think of giving not only as a duty but as a privilege. — John D. Rockefeller

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

Politics, of course, requires sweat, work, combat, and organization. But these should not be ugly words for and free people. — Nelson Rockefeller

I realize how fortunate I have been; mine has been a wonderful life. — David Rockefeller

Somebody has to take governments' place, and business seems to me to be a logical entity to do it. — David Rockefeller

My congratulations on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the October Revolution. — David Rockefeller

The task is simple. We will organize children and teach them in a perfect way the things their fathers and mothers are doing in an imperfect way. — John D. Rockefeller

Nobody does anything if he can get anybody else to do it — John D. Rockefeller

Whatever you do, if you do it hard enough you'll enjoy it. The important thing is to work and work hard. — David Rockefeller

You have a challenge; never quit! — Nelson Rockefeller

I think there's a lot to learn from Rockefeller on how to pass legislation. — Andrew Cuomo

The Japanese banks are not having an easy time as they once had. — David Rockefeller

Money can add very much to one's ability to lead a constructive life, not only pleasant for oneself, but, hopefully, beneficial to others. — David Rockefeller

The chief problem of low-income farmers is poverty. — Nelson Rockefeller

The best business in the world is a well run oil company. The second best business in the world is a badly run oil company. — John D. Rockefeller

It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy. — John D. Rockefeller

I am a great believer in planning- economic, social, political, military, total world planning. — Nelson Rockefeller

We will push through health care reform regardless of the views of the American people. — Jay Rockefeller

Competition is a sin. — John D. Rockefeller

I have ways of making money that you know nothing of. — John D. Rockefeller

Successful charitable fund-raising has much in common with managing a business: It requires leadership, persistence, and creativity. — David Rockefeller

I never would have been able to tithe the first million dollars I ever made if I had not tithed my first salary, which was $1.50 per week. — John D. Rockefeller

Long ago I lost the joy in living. The only joy I have is in my giving. — John D. Rockefeller

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

How much money does it take to make a man happy? Just one more dollar. — John D. Rockefeller

I do not believe it right for one group to impose its vision of morality on an entire society. — Nelson Rockefeller

Rockefeller once explained the secret of success. 'Get up early, work late - and strike oil.' — Joey Adams

John D Rockefeller read his Bible religiously, but kept his ledger in a different drawer. — H.W. Brands

It gave me great pleasure to think that I could take wood, make it good, and make people like Rockefeller buy it with paper money. — Louise Berliawsky Nevelson

I am never angry, although sometimes distressed. — David Rockefeller

Homeopathy is a progressive and aggressive step in medicine. — John D. Rockefeller

I do not like to be unkind. — David Rockefeller

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

If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it. — John D. Rockefeller

can't be rockefeller ... must be the devil — Amiri Baraka

in town. She confronted him and he protested too much for her comfort. Mum had very good intuition, and her suspicions were soon confirmed. — Eileen Rockefeller

I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living. — John D. Rockefeller

Musk's vision, and, of late, execution seem to combine the best of Henry Ford and John D. Rockefeller. With — Ashlee Vance

I believe that government is the servant of the people and not their master. — David Rockefeller

The day of combination is here to stay. Individualism has gone, never to return. — John D. Rockefeller

I was born into wealth and there was nothing I could do about it. It was there like food or air. — David Rockefeller

Much corporate giving is charitable in nature rather than philanthropic. — David Rockefeller

The impression was gaining ground with me that it was a good thing to let the money be my slave and not make myself a slave to money. — John D. Rockefeller