I think it is a man’s duty to make all the money he can, keep all that he can and give away all that he can.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERI’m glad I wrote the book to show what I found out about the [ Standard Oil Company]. I’m glad many people read my book and found out the truth.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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Money is a way of keeping COUNT on how well you’re doing in business.
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The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit, a reputation, character.
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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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The only question with wealth is, what do you do with it?
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I believe the power to make money is a gift of God.
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The success of each is dependent upon the success of the other.
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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 man will be most successful who confers the greatest service on the world.
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There is nothing in this world that can compare with the Christian fellowship; nothing that can satisfy but Christ.
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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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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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It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy.
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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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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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