"There have been people — ever since I've had any kind of position in the world — who have accused me of being ruler of the world. I have to say that I think for the large part, I would have to decide to describe them as crack pots. It makes no sense whatsoever, and isn't true, and won't be true, and to raise it as a serious issue seems to me to be irresponsible."

“An Entrepreneurial Spirit : Three Centuries of Rockefeller Family Philanthropy”

“Courting Peggy McGrath provided me with a very pleasant diversion and eventually with the most important relationship of my life.”

“Whatever the price of the Chinese Revolution, it has obviously succeeded, not only in producing more efficient and dedicated administration, but also in fostering a high morale and cummunity propose... The social experiment in China under Chairman Mao's leadership is one of the most important and successful in human history.”

“I think that that has to be related to the problems within our own country. I was reading in the papers today that there's a grave concern about what our role should be, how it should be handled, and how we should better manage our own domestic economy. And I think that this is becoming a serious issue. And it's gonna have to be addressed by any politicians who wish to be re-elected. They have to see that the issue of our economy and what influences it is better understood and more successfully addressed.”

“If the disagreement was strong enough, we could end up pretty close to the borderline of incivility.”

“CFR Web site — Continuing the Inquiry: The Council on Foreign Relations from 1921 to 1996”