Nelson Rockefeller Quotes

A collection of quotes by Nelson Rockefeller.

Nelson Rockefeller was an American businessman and politician who served as the 41st Vice President of the United States from 1974 to 1977. Born on July 8, 1908, in Bar Harbor, Maine, he came from the illustrious Rockefeller family. Throughout his career, Rockefeller held various governmental roles including Governor of New York, Assistant Secretary of State for American Republic Affairs, and Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs. He played a significant role in promoting economic and cultural development, particularly in Latin America, and became a prominent figure in the Republican Party. Rockefeller passed away on January 26, 1979, in New York City.

The secret to success is to own nothing, but control everyth

The secret to success is to own nothing, but control everything.

Nelson Rockefeller

The fundamental question for the United States is how it can

The fundamental question for the United States is how it can cooperate to help meet the basic needs of the people of the hemisphere despite the philosophical disagreements it may have with the nature of particular regimes. It must seek pragmatic ways to help people without necessarily embracing their governments. It should recognize that diplomatic relations are merely practical conveniences and not measures of moral judgment.

Nelson Rockefeller

Maybe this Watergate is like the Old Testament. It was visit

Maybe this Watergate is like the Old Testament. It was visited upon us and maybe were going to benefit from it.

Nelson Rockefeller

Government has an obligation not to inhibit the collection a

Government has an obligation not to inhibit the collection and dissemination of news. Im convinced that if reporters should ever lose the right to protect the confidentiality of their sources then serious investigative reporting will simply dry up. The kind of resourceful, probing journalism that first exposed most of the serious scandals, corruption and injustice in our nations history would simply disappear. And let me tell you, reading about ones failings in the daily papers is one of the privileges of high office in this free country of ours.

Nelson Rockefeller

A human being has been given an intellect to make choices, a

A human being has been given an intellect to make choices, and we know there are other food sources that do not require the killing of a creature that would protest being killed.

Mary Tyler Moore

A human being has been given an intellect to make choices, a

A human being has been given an intellect to make choices, and we know there are other food sources that do not require the killing of a creature that would protest being killed.

Mary Tyler Moore

Never forget that the most powerful force on earth is love.

Never forget that the most powerful force on earth is love.

Nelson Rockefeller