John D. Rockefeller on goodness
John D. Rockefeller112 quotes“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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Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know you are doing the right thing.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller The common denominator for success is work.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller 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.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit, a reputation, character.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller Homeopathy is a progressive and aggressive step in medicine.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller Singleness of purpose is essential for success in life.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller You know that great prejudice exists against all successful business enterprise – the more successful, the greater the prejudice.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller The man who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won’t succeed, you must have a larger ambition.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller 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.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller 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.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller I raised my prices since there wasn’t any competition it was just the smart thing to do. Why would I keep my prices up if their wasn’t anyone to beat?
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller 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.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one’s aim.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller Long ago I lost the joy in living. The only joy I have is in my giving.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller Money is a way of keeping COUNT on how well you’re doing in business.
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