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

Money can add very much to one's ability to lead a constructive life, not only pleasant for oneself, but, hopefully, beneficial to others.

Eventually, most people felt MoMA had filled a very important gap.

The role of a museum of modern art is to make a good selection and identify what we believe to be the coming movements, and that requires taste.

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.

I believe that government is the servant of the people and not their master.

I am never angry, although sometimes distressed.