Nelson Rockefeller/governor of New York 1959-1973

Famous quotes containing the words nelson, rockefeller, governor and/or york:

    From now on, if I ever get to burn another newspaper, I’ll remember what a few cents can buy.
    Alvah Bessie, Ranald MacDougall, and Lester Cole. Raoul Walsh. Captain Nelson (Errol Flynn)

    No matter what your fight, don’t be ladylike! God Almighty made women and the Rockefeller gang of thieves made the ladies.
    Mother Jones (1830–1930)

    There are times when even the most potent governor must wink at transgression, in order to preserve the laws inviolate for the future.
    Herman Melville (1819–1891)

    I’m the end of the line; absurd and appalling as it may seem, serious New York theater has died in my lifetime.
    Arthur Miller (b. 1915)