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

-David Rockefeller

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

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