To think! All that power and he wasn’t even rich!
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERSingleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one’s aim.
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Don’t blame the marketing department. The buck stops with the chief executive.
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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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And we are never too old to study the Bible. Each time the lessons are studied comes some new meaning, some new thought which will make us better.
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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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Think of giving not only as a duty but as a privilege.
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I should say in general the advantage of education is to better fit a man for life’s work. I would advise young men to take a college course, as a rule, but think some are just as well off with a thorough business training.
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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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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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Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It’s to see my dividends coming in.
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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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Get rich by taking something common and making it uncommon.
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The success of each is dependent upon the success of the other.
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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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Singleness of purpose is essential for success in life.
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Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.
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