David Rockefeller

The conventional notions of art have changed, and a lot of things done today are considered works of art that would have been rejected in the past.

Only once in my life was I on the edge of incivility.

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.

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

The Japanese have a wonderful sense of design and a refinement in their art. They try to produce beautiful paintings with the minimum number of strokes.

I do not like to be unkind.

The best car safety device is a rear-view mirror with a cop in it.

I go to London, my favourite city in the world, and I feel at home.

Airplane travel is nature’s way of making you look like your passport photo.

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

I lost in the second round of the French Open and had 10 days off. I went to the Hard Rock Cafe. It was exciting to be away from my parents, to stay in a hotel. Hotels at 17 meant freedom.

The young people got me interested in aviation. It is part of the motor age. Development is dependent on power.