It has always been my rule in business to make everything count.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERThe most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit, a reputation, character.
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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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Money is a way of keeping COUNT on how well you’re doing in business.
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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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The common denominator for success is work.
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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 have long been profoundly convinced that in the very nature of things, employers and employees are partners, not enemies; that their interests are common not opposed; that in the long run the success of each is dependent upon the success of the other.
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I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.
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The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit, a reputation, character.
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There is no feeling in this world to be compared with self-reliance–do not sacrifice that to anything else.
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I believe it is a religious duty to get all the money you can, fairly and honestly; to keep all you can, and to give away all you can.
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I never would have been able to tithe the first million dollars I ever made if I had not tithed my first salary, which was $1.50 per week.
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It is very important to remember what other people tell you, not so much what you yourself already know.
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After it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession.
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Be sure that you are not deceiving yourself at any time about actual conditions.
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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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It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy.
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I had to work my way up to be where I am now. All these companies could have done the same.
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Giving should be entered into in just the same way as investing. Giving is investing.
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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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The secret of success is to get up early, work late and strike oil.
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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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I have made many millions but they have brought me no happiness.
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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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Success comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed.
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Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
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Get rich by taking something common and making it uncommon.
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