I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER
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John D. Rockefeller112 quotes“I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build.”
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