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

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.

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

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.

The universe has a much greater imagination than we do, which is why the real story of the universe is far more interesting than any of the fairy tales we have invented to describe it.

Remember that “where God guides, He provides. Where He leads, He supplies all needs.

I'm always thinking, 'my career is over, I have to move back to Omaha, and work on the railroad, with the rest of my family. So no, I'm never thinking I've 'arrived.' I think that's a good way to be.

I've had my moments of insanity. But there is a certain responsibility to set proper examples for your children, and that influences your choices in every aspect of your life.

I'm a blackstar. I'm a blackstar.

Freedom of speech is one of the greatest American liberties, and I hope this pardon serves as a reminder of the precious freedoms we are fighting to preserve as we continue to wage the war on terror.

I'm so tired of waiting, aren't you, for the world to become good and beautiful and kind?

Design is not art. Design is utilitarian, art is not.

It appears the Kochs are among the most defensive billionaires, preferring the comfy confines of their callous and intellectually dishonest world view.

You have lost no reputation at all, unless you repute yourself such a loser.