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

-David Rockefeller

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

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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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