If my name were John D Smith IV I wouldn’t have been elected to anything.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERI 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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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 should say in general the advantage of education is to better fit a man for life’s work. I would advise young men to take a college course, as a rule, but think some are just as well off with a thorough business training.
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Character – not wealth, power, or position – is the supreme word.
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When work goes out of style we may expect to see civilization totter and fall.
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I never said that I wanted to be the only company, is it my fault that I ran my company well? Wouldn’t you want the best for your company? Also consider that I started of small.
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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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There is nothing in this world that can compare with the Christian fellowship; nothing that can satisfy but Christ.
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The day of combination is here to stay. Individualism has gone, never to return.
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Think of giving not only as a duty but as a privilege.
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The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets.
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Long ago I lost the joy in living. The only joy I have is in my giving.
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Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
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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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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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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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