Top 73 Quotes & Sayings by David Rockefeller - Page 2

Populists believe in conspiracies, and one of the most enduring is that a secret group of international bankers and capitalists, and their minions, control the world's economy. Because of my name and prominence as the head of the Chase for many years, I have earned the distinction of the "conspirator in chief" from these people.

Courting Peggy McGrath provided me with a very pleasant diversion and eventually with the most important relationship of my life.

I think that the best hope for peace and prosperity in the world is greater cooperation among nations, which in turn will be produced if both our governments and the people of our countries travel more and get to know each other better.

Successful charitable fund-raising has much in common with managing a business: It requires leadership, persistence, and creativity.

I was born into wealth and there was nothing I could do about it. It was there like food or air.

I don't recall that I have said and I don't think that I really feel that we need a world government. We need governments of the world that work together and collaborate. But, I can't imagine that there would be any likelihood or even that it would be desirable to have a single government elected by the people of the world.

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.

My congratulations on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the October Revolution.

One cannot expect to coast along and rise automatically to the top, no matter what friends you may have in the company. There may have been a time when, in large corporations, a person could rise simply because he had a stock interest or because he had friends in top management. That's not true today. 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.

Whatever you do, if you do it hard enough you'll enjoy it. The important thing is to work and work hard.

There have been people.. ever since I've had any kind of position in the world.. who have accused me of being ruler of the world. I have to say that I think for the large part, I would have to decide to describe them as crack pots. It makes no sense whatsoever, and isn't true, and won't be true, and to raise it as a serious issue seems to me to be irresponsible.

Populists and isolationists ignore the tangible benefits that have resulted from our active international role during the past half-century.

Success in business requires training and discipline and hard work