Character – not wealth, power, or position – is the supreme word.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERSuccess comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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I was trained from the beginning to work, to save. I have always regarded it a as a religious duty to get all I could honorably and to give all I could.
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Long ago I lost the joy in living. The only joy I have is in my giving.
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A friendship built on business can be glorious, while a business built on friendship can be murder.
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Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know you are doing the right thing.
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Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.
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I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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To think! All that power and he wasn’t even rich!
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I believe the power to make money is a gift from God to be developed and used to the best of our ability for the good of mankind.
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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 never said that I wanted to be the only company, is it my fault that I ran my company well? Wouldn’t you want the best for your company? Also consider that I started of small.
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I had to work my way up to be where I am now. All these companies could have done the same.
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Get rich by taking something common and making it uncommon.
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Giving is the secret to a healthy life. Not necessarily money, but whatever a person has to give of encouragement, sympathy, and understanding.
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It has always been my rule in business to make everything count.
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Don’t blame the marketing department. The buck stops with the chief executive.
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