I believe the power to make money is a gift of God.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLEREvery right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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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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Own nothing, control everything.
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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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Well i know that my company is not corrupt or unfair because i got all this with all my hard work. I see no reason why you say my company was corrupt may you explain to me miss [Ida] Tarbell.
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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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Giving is the secret to a healthy life. Not necessarily money, but whatever a person has to give of encouragement, sympathy, and understanding.
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How much money does it take to make a man happy? Just one more dollar.
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The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit, a reputation, character.
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A friendship built on business can be glorious, while a business built on friendship can be murder.
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Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.
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I was trained from the beginning to work, to save, and to give.
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The only question with wealth is, what do you do with it?
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I wanted the best for my company, I had to do what I did to succeed. Everyone was lowering their prices to beat there competition so I did the same I eventually beat my competition.
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After it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession.
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I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.
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To think! All that power and he wasn’t even rich!
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The day of combination is here to stay. Individualism has gone, never to return.
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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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Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.
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I never would have been able to tithe the first million dollars I ever made if I had not tithed my first salary, which was $1.50 per week.
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Get rich by taking something common and making it uncommon.
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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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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.
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We can never learn too much of His will towards us, too much of His messages and His advice. The Bible is His word and its study gives at once the foundation for our faith and an inspiration to battle onward in the fight against the tempter.
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I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.
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