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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERThink of giving not only as a duty but as a privilege.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.
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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 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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Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
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Don’t blame the marketing department. The buck stops with the chief executive.
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Be sure that you are not deceiving yourself at any time about actual conditions.
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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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God gave me my money.
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If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.
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Character – not wealth, power, or position – is the supreme word.
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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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Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It’s to see my dividends coming in.
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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 believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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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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