Believing that fundamental conditions of the country are sound, my son and I have for some days been purchasing sound common stocks
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERWhen work goes out of style we may expect to see civilization totter and fall.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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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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Oh, how blessed young men are who have to struggle for a foundation and beginning in life.
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Character – not wealth, power, or position – is the supreme word.
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The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun.
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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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To think! All that power and he wasn’t even 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 don’t want a nation of thinkers, I want a nation of workers
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Capital and labor are both wild forces which require intelligent legislation to hold them in restriction.
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I never placed my head upon the pillow at night without reminding myself that my success might only be temporary.
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I have ways of making money that you know nothing of.
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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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Singleness of purpose is essential for success in life.
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I have no use for men who fail. The cause of their failure is no business of mine, but I want successful men as my associates.
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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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