After it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERDon’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
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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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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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You know that great prejudice exists against all successful business enterprise – the more successful, the greater the prejudice.
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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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The man who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won’t succeed, you must have a larger ambition.
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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 believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living.
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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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I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.
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My mother was given to a typical question: “We have always done this. Why should we do anything else?” But my wife’s typical question was “We have always done this. Why don’t we do it another way or, better still, why not do something else?”
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If my name were John D Smith IV I wouldn’t have been elected to anything.
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To think! All that power and he wasn’t even rich!
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Think of giving not only as a duty but as a privilege.
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I don’t want a nation of thinkers, I want a nation of workers
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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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I was trained from the beginning to work, to save. I have always regarded it a as a religious duty to get all I could honorably and to give all I could.
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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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Oh, how blessed young men are who have to struggle for a foundation and beginning in life.
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Never lose interest in life and the world. Never allow yourself to become annoyed.
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God gave me my money.
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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 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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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.
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Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.
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Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.
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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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