John D. Rockefeller on happiness
John D. Rockefeller112 quotes“I have made many millions but they have brought me no happiness.”
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John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller A friendship built on business can be glorious, while a business built on friendship can be murder.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller I know of nothing more despicable and pathetic than a man who devotes all the hours of the waking day to the making of money for money’s sake.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller To think! All that power and he wasn’t even rich!
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller The major fortunes in America have been made in land.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller When a man has accumulated a sum of money, accumulated it within the law, the Government has no right to share in its earnings.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller 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.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller 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?
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller I had to work my way up to be where I am now. All these companies could have done the same.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller It is very important to remember what other people tell you, not so much what you yourself already know.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller I don’t want a nation of thinkers, I want a nation of workers
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller 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.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller
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Love is mostly easy at night, it is morning you got to learn about.
Leon MarshLeon Marsh You can find beauty in the darkest of places. Be the light, my love. Bring smiles to their faces.
Aletheia LiolaAletheia Liola This fearless heart is trapped between these anxious walls of my worried mind.
CindyCindy Don’t push away your emotions too hard, remember they can push back if held for too long.
SargamSargam To choose a plain life, I choose neither to lose and nor do I gain, If happiness is not in my destiny, I refuse to accept pain.
Astha SrivastavaAstha Srivastava Steal back your heart – self-love.
Mona-LiseMona-Lise Hope is the only thing that keeps us alive. Without hope there can be no you or I.
BelaBela An open mind opens our hearts to have compassion for others.
Elaine HaysElaine Hays
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I’m on my way to happiness, where I can find some peace and rest.
Peter ToshPeter Tosh Always appreciate the gift of life! Be happy and have fun!
Michael JacksonMichael Jackson We had little or no emotion. We lacked the capacity to feel fear, to experience love, to enjoy the sensations of happiness and delight.The finest warriors are not only those who do not fear, but those who are without anger.
Michael ScottMichael Scott The end of life is not to be happy, nor to achieve pleasure and avoid pain, but to do the will of God, come what may.
Martin Luther King JrMartin Luther King Jr The day is done. I’m having fun. I think I’m dumb. Or maybe just happy.
Kurt CobainKurt Cobain Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true.
Tupac ShakurTupac Shakur As long as you can look fearlessly at the sky, you’ll know that your pure within and will find happiness once more.
Anne FrankAnne Frank She knew that even pain can be confessed, but to confess happiness is to stand naked, delivered to the witness.
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