If my name were John D Smith IV I wouldn’t have been elected to anything.
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 blame the marketing department. The buck stops with the chief executive.
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A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.
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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.
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I never said that I wanted to be the only company, is it my fault that I ran my company well? Wouldn’t you want the best for your company? Also consider that I started of small.
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I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.
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I believe the power to make money is a gift from God to be developed and used to the best of our ability for the good of mankind.
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It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy.
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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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When work goes out of style we may expect to see civilization totter and fall.
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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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Oh, how blessed young men are who have to struggle for a foundation and beginning in life.
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The man who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won’t succeed, you must have a larger ambition.
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I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.
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I was trained from the beginning to work, to save, and to give.
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Be sure that you are not deceiving yourself at any time about actual conditions.
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