If necessity is the mother of invention, discontent is the father of progress.

We are on the verge of a global transformation. All we need is the right major crisis.

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.

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.

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.

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

Bilderberger Meeting: The world is now more sophisticated and prepared to march towards a world government.

I hope the Guggenheim plan will be revived.

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

...somebody has to take governments' place, and business seems to me to be a logical entity to do it.

You know, gentlemen, that I do not owe any personal income tax. But nevertheless, I send a small check, now and then, to the Internal Revenue Service out of the kindness of my heart.

Keep reading! Keep travelling! Keep thinking! And finally you will be there, in the Land of Wisdom where the mind has the power of an eagle’s eye!

I thought the worst of everyone.

Karma has always existed, as have you, I, and all things in this wonderful universe.

My dad's not a very intimidating father figure.

There's nothing like rejection to make you do an inventory of yourself.

After all these years I had the privilege of naming my private part, cause we have nicknames. So I named my private part pride... it's not much but at least I have my pride.

Some women make it look so easy, the way they cast ambition off like an expensive coat that no longer fits.

You just walk over there and into the office and say, 'Hey, be my prom date,'" he said. "It's that simple.

Virtue is beauty, but the beauteous evil. Are empty trunks o'erflourished by the devil.

I suppose even a woman's hatred is a kind of love.