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. ROCKEFELLERI 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.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
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Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.
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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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You know that great prejudice exists against all successful business enterprise – the more successful, the greater the prejudice.
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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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Believing that fundamental conditions of the country are sound, my son and I have for some days been purchasing sound common stocks
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The man will be most successful who confers the greatest service on the world.
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I was trained from the beginning to work, to save, and to give.
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The major fortunes in America have been made in land.
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The secret of success is to get up early, work late and strike oil.
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I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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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 believe the power to make money is a gift of God.
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The day of combination is here to stay. Individualism has gone, never to return.
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Save when you can and not when you have to.
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God gave me my money.
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I have made many millions but they have brought me no happiness.
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The common denominator for success is work.
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I’m glad I wrote the book to show what I found out about the [ Standard Oil Company]. I’m glad many people read my book and found out the truth.
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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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The person with big talk and big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts. I believe that the law was made for man and not man for the law; that government is the servant of the people and not their master.
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I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people’s efforts than 100% of my own efforts.
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Success comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed.
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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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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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Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one’s aim.
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