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. ROCKEFELLERMy 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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Believing that fundamental conditions of the country are sound, my son and I have for some days been purchasing sound common stocks
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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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Money is a way of keeping COUNT on how well you’re doing in business.
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I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build.
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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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And we are never too old to study the Bible. Each time the lessons are studied comes some new meaning, some new thought which will make us better.
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The common denominator for success is work.
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When work goes out of style we may expect to see civilization totter and fall.
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The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets.
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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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God gave me my money.
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I have made many millions but they have brought me no happiness.
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Singleness of purpose is essential for success in life.
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Let 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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Capital and labor are both wild forces which require intelligent legislation to hold them in restriction.
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