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When you have a lot of resources, the most important thing is to have had good parents and to have been brought up by people who gave one the proper values.
David Rockefeller
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David Rockefeller
Age: 101 †
Born: 1915
Born: June 12
Died: 2017
Died: March 20
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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.
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Whatever you do, if you do it hard enough you'll enjoy it. The important thing is to work and work hard.
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I am never angry, although sometimes distressed.
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