Nelson Rockefeller Quotes

The result of being a Kennedy is that I have extraordinary opportunities that I wouldn't otherwise have.

You write about what you have access to, and I have been fortunate enough to have a front-row seat on the rich and powerful my entire life.

My father grew up in a life of extreme privilege.

…property in fact generally confers power, though the possessor of it may not have much more wit than a mole or a mugwash…

I feel like I have the fortune of privilege, particularly as it relates to my children.

Look, I am in the establishment because my dad, the greatest man alive was president of the United States and my brother, who I adore as well as fantastic brother was president. Fine, I'll take it. I guess I'm part of the establishment Barbara Bush is my mom. I'll take that, too.

By channeling my inner heiress, I created a new opportunity for young heiresses.

I don't know any real billionaires.

Titles were symbols, just as impressive buildings were symbols, except that titles, unlike buildings, cost nothing.

There are two things that are fundamental—money and power, and I don’t care much about money

I come from money. I'm not going to deny that.

What a lot of people don't understand is, you can't really do nothing for power - you're either born with it or you aren't.

Power leads to more power, no matter what your racket, and not only were they rich and influential but they were smart as hell, too.

Money is power and power gives you choice.

The main threads running through the lives of W. A. Clark and his daughter Huguette include the costs of ambition, the burdens of inherited wealth, the fragility of reputation, the folly of judging someone's life from the outside, and the tension between engaging with the world, with all its risks, and keeping a safe distance from danger.

I was brought up in a world of privilege.

I'm glad I was never an heiress.

I'm in that, I guess, top 2 percent or something.

You can go lots of places as Gaius Baltar that other people aren't allowed to pursue.

Owning a great golf course gives you great power.

Affluence means influence.

The substitute for knowledge is money.

I have walked into the palaces of kings and queens and into the houses of presidents. And much more.

I was not to the manor born.

Nobody works as hard for his money as the man who marries it.