John D. Rockefeller on control
John D. Rockefeller112 quotes“Own nothing, control everything.”
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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.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller When work goes out of style we may expect to see civilization totter and fall.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller I have ways of making money that you know nothing of.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller A friendship built on business can be glorious, while a business built on friendship can be murder.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller 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. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller To think! All that power and he wasn’t even rich!
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller The major fortunes in America have been made in land.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller When a man has accumulated a sum of money, accumulated it within the law, the Government has no right to share in its earnings.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller 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.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller Do not many of us who fail to achieve big things fail because we lack concentration-the art of concentrating the mind on the thing to be done at the proper time and to the exclusion of everything else?
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller I had to work my way up to be where I am now. All these companies could have done the same.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller It is very important to remember what other people tell you, not so much what you yourself already know.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller I don’t want a nation of thinkers, I want a nation of workers
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller
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There’s an abundance of exposure when you start working in American films. Inevitably you become a brand and that has to be controlled.
Tom HardyTom Hardy Worry is a waste of energy. It cant change the past. It cant control the future. It only makes today miserable.
Rick WarrenRick Warren Everybody in the world is seeking happiness – and there is one sure way to find it. That is by controlling your thoughts. Happiness doesn’t depend on outward conditions. It depends on inner conditions.
Dale CarnegieDale Carnegie Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain – and most fools do. But it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.
Dale CarnegieDale Carnegie When you let go of things that are not under your control. I hope the loneliness does not become so dense that the silence starts to speak.
Anand ThakurAnand Thakur You can’t make someone else’s choices. You shouldn’t let someone else make yours.
Colin PowellColin Powell Forget the past, for it is gone from your domain! forget the future, for it is beyond your reach! control the present! Live supremely well now! This is the way of the wise.
Paramahansa YoganandaParamahansa Yogananda I felt in a lot of instances I was deliberately being put through stress because when you’re a guy who generates money, people have a vested interest in controlling you.
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