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.
David RockefellerThe 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.
David RockefellerPopulists and isolationists ignore the tangible benefits that have resulted from our active international role during the past half-century.
David RockefellerWe are on the verge of a global transformation. All we need is the right major crisis.
David Rockefeller