I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERGiving is the secret to a healthy life. Not necessarily money, but whatever a person has to give of encouragement, sympathy, and understanding.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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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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The success of each is dependent upon the success of the other.
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God gave me my money.
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The best business in the world is a well run oil company. The second best business in the world is a badly run oil company.
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I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living.
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I was trained from the beginning to work, to save, and to give.
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A man has no right to occupy another man’s time unnecessarily.
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That is not true I am not a greedy man because if I was why would i donate money to charity? I care about others as well.
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Save when you can and not when you have to.
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Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It’s to see my dividends coming in.
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The man who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won’t succeed, you must have a larger ambition.
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I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.
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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.
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I cheat my boys every chance I get. I trade with the boys and skin ’em and I just beat ’em every time I can. I want to make ’em sharp.
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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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