I think of art as the highest level of creativity. To me, it is one of the greatest sources of enjoyment.

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.

They decided to establish a museum of modern art where works by contemporary artists would be shown. Mother was viewed as a very progressive person, and not everybody liked the paintings she bought.

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.

Much corporate giving is charitable in nature rather than philanthropic.

As children we recognized that we belonged to an unusual, even exceptional, family, but the effect was different on each of us.

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.