The common denominator for success is work.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERThe 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.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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The day of combination is here to stay. Individualism has gone, never to return.
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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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Well i know that my company is not corrupt or unfair because i got all this with all my hard work. I see no reason why you say my company was corrupt may you explain to me miss [Ida] Tarbell.
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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 would rather earn 1% off a 100 people’s efforts than 100% of my own efforts.
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Long ago I lost the joy in living. The only joy I have is in my giving.
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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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Success comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed.
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The task is simple. We will organize children and teach them in a perfect way the things their fathers and mothers are doing in an imperfect way.
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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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Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know you are doing the right thing.
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Who is the poorest man in the world? I tell you, the poorest man I know of is the man who has nothing but money.
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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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There is nothing in this world that can compare with the Christian fellowship; nothing that can satisfy but Christ.
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Get rich by taking something common and making it uncommon.
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