I know of nothing more despicable and pathetic than a man who devotes all the hours of the waking day to the making of money for money’s sake.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERA 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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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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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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Be sure that you are not deceiving yourself at any time about actual conditions.
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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?
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Get rich by taking something common and making it uncommon.
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I never said that I wanted to be the only company, is it my fault that I ran my company well? Wouldn’t you want the best for your company? Also consider that I started of small.
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I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.
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Own nothing, control everything.
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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 do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.
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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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It is very important to remember what other people tell you, not so much what you yourself already know.
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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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Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.
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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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