Top 10 most inspiring quotes by Nelson Rockefeller
- No man can hope to be elected in his state without being photographed eating a hot dog at Nathan’s Famous.
- There are many other possibilities more enlightening than the struggle to become the local doctor’s most affluent ulcer case.
- Maybe this Watergate is like the Old Testament. It was visited upon us and maybe were going to benefit from it.
- It is essential that we enable young people to see themselves as participants in one of the most exciting eras in history, and to have a sense of purpose in relation to it.
- The nation-state is becoming less and less competent to perform its international political tasks⊠These are some of the reasons pressing us to lead vigorously toward the true building of a new world order.
- America is not just a power, it is a promise. It is not enough for our country to be extraordinary in might; it must be exemplary in meaning.
- There is no doubt that many expensive national projects may add to our prestige or serve science. But none of them must take precedence over human needs. As long as Congress does not revise its priorities, our crisis is not just material, it is a crisis of the spirit.
- Wherever we look upon this earth, the opportunities take shape within the problems.
- You can’t leave footprints in the sands of time while sitting down.
- I do not believe it right for one group to impose its vision of morality on an entire society.
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979) was an American businessman, philanthropist, and politician who served as the 41st Vice President of the United States from 1974 to 1977 under President Gerald Ford.
Rockefeller was born into one of the wealthiest families in America in Bar Harbor, Maine, and went on to attend Dartmouth College, graduating in 1930. He then pursued a successful career in business, including serving as president and later chairman of Rockefeller Center, Inc.
In addition to his business interests, Rockefeller was also heavily involved in politics. He served as the governor of New York for four terms from 1959 to 1973, during which time he implemented a number of significant social and economic policies.
Throughout his life, Rockefeller was known for his philanthropy, donating large sums of money to a wide variety of causes, including art, education, and medicine. He established the Rockefeller Brothers Fund in 1940, which continues to provide grants for a range of environmental and social initiatives.
Rockefeller died of a heart attack in 1979 at the age of 70.
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