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Everything is in place - after 500 years - to build a true 'new world' in the Western Hemisphere... And what happens if we don't pass NAFTA? I truly don't think that 'criminal' would be too strong a word for rejecting NAFTA.
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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Father was the eldest son and the heir apparent, and he set the standard for being a Rockefeller very high, so every achievement was taken for granted and perfection was the norm.
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Bilderberger Meeting: The world is now more sophisticated and prepared to march towards a world government.
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The conventional notions of art have changed, and a lot of things done today are considered works of art that would have been rejected in the past.
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I realize how fortunate I have been mine has been a wonderful life.
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The attacks on the World Trade Center and the current economic recession, which is particularly powerful in New York City, have put a number of building plans on hold for the time being.
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I am never angry, although sometimes distressed.
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Mother's interest in contemporary American artists emerged during the 1920s.
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A museum has to renew its collection to be alive, but that does not mean we give on important old works.
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It is true that I am often startled and even angered and repulsed by the strange directions and provocative content of new forms that seem to pop up every few months.
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I can only say that I have had a wonderful life.
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