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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLEROur cup will truly run over only after we have sealed the character cracks.
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I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.
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Giving should be entered into in just the same way as investing. Giving is investing.
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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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The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well.
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I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
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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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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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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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I 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.
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I have made many millions but they have brought me no happiness.
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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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Character – not wealth, power, or position – is the supreme word.
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Homeopathy is a progressive and aggressive step in medicine.
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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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