How much money does it take to make a man happy? Just one more dollar.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERSuccess comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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I believe the power to make money is a gift of God.
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Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one’s aim.
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Often-times the most difficult competition comes, not from the strong, the intelligent, the conservative competitor, but from the man who is holding on by the eyelids and is ignorant of his costs, and anyway he’s got to keep running or bust!
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I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.
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We are coming to see that there should be no stifling of labor by capital, or of capital by labor; and also that there should be no stifling of labor by labor, or of capital by capital.
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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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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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Don’t blame the marketing department. The buck stops with the chief executive.
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The success of each is dependent upon the success of the other.
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The person with big talk and big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts. I believe that the law was made for man and not man for the law; that government is the servant of the people and not their master.
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I was born into it and there was nothing I could do about it. It was there, like air or food, or any other element. The only question with wealth is what you do with it.
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I shall use such influence as I have in emphasizing the basic truths common to all denominations, in lowering denominational barriers and in promoting effective cooperation among Christians of whatever creed.
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Never was I power thirsty, or trying to control everyone. I believed in educating everyone, so they could all get to the position I was at.
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Our cup will truly run over only after we have sealed the character cracks.
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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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