It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERLet 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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The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit, a reputation, character.
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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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Our cup will truly run over only after we have sealed the character cracks.
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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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I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living.
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I raised my prices since there wasn’t any competition it was just the smart thing to do. Why would I keep my prices up if their wasn’t anyone to beat?
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The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun.
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I shall use such influence as I have in emphasizing the basic truths common to all denominations, in lowering denominational barriers and in promoting effective cooperation among Christians of whatever creed.
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Never lose interest in life and the world. Never allow yourself to become annoyed.
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Taxation has its limitations as a method of achieving better economic distribution since for this purpose it is essentially remedial. We must also take a positive approach by finding new ways to spread ownership of future capital growth more broadly in our society.
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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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Character – not wealth, power, or position – is the supreme word.
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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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Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.
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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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It is very important to remember what other people tell you, not so much what you yourself already know.
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The secret of success is to get up early, work late and strike oil.
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I was trained from the beginning to work, to save, and to give.
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A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.
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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 was early taught to work as well as play. My life has been one long, happy holiday; Full of work and full of play- I dropped the worry on the way- And God was good to me everyday.
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If my name were John D Smith IV I wouldn’t have been elected to anything.
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Do not many of us who fail to achieve big things fail because we lack concentration-the art of concentrating the mind on the thing to be done at the proper time and to the exclusion of everything else?
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Think of giving not only as a duty but as a privilege.
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When a man has accumulated a sum of money, accumulated it within the law, the Government has no right to share in its earnings.
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Singleness of purpose is essential for success in life.
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