The day of combination is here to stay. Individualism has gone, never to return.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERCapital and labor are both wild forces which require intelligent legislation to hold them in restriction.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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If my name were John D Smith IV I wouldn’t have been elected to anything.
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And we are never too old to study the Bible. Each time the lessons are studied comes some new meaning, some new thought which will make us better.
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I never placed my head upon the pillow at night without reminding myself that my success might only be temporary.
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I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.
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I have made many millions but they have brought me no happiness.
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I have nothing else to say other than I wasn’t corrupt, unfair, or greedy. I was smart when it came to making decisions for my company, and I wasn’t greedy. I gave to others in charity and donated money to fund programs. I have nothing else to say.
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The impression was gaining ground with me that it was a good thing to let the money be my slave and not make myself a slave to money.
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I wanted the best for my company, I had to do what I did to succeed. Everyone was lowering their prices to beat there competition so I did the same I eventually beat my competition.
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A man’s wealth must be determined by the relation of his desires and expenditures to his income. If he feels rich on ten dollars, and has everything else he desires, he really is rich.
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When work goes out of style we may expect to see civilization totter and fall.
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The task is simple. We will organize children and teach them in a perfect way the things their fathers and mothers are doing in an imperfect way.
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Let the good work go on. We must ever remember we are refining oil for the poor man and he must have it cheap and good.
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Taxation has its limitations as a method of achieving better economic distribution since for this purpose it is essentially remedial. We must also take a positive approach by finding new ways to spread ownership of future capital growth more broadly in our society.
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How much money does it take to make a man happy? Just one more dollar.
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The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets.
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