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

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.

We are on the verge of a global transformation. All we need is the right major crisis.

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.

I do not like to be unkind.

I owe much to mother. She had an expert's understanding, but also approached art emotionally.

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