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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.

John 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. ROCKEFELLER

Achievement Art Failure Focus Mindset Time
A friendship built on business can be glorious, while a business built on friendship can be murder.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Build Business Death Difference Friendship
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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Employment Enemy Myself Nature Partner Run Success
I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Devotion Happiness Life Myself Thinking
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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Early God Goodness Happiness Holiday Life Myself Play Teaching Work Worry
We can never learn too much of His will towards us, too much of His messages and His advice. The Bible is His word and its study gives at once the foundation for our faith and an inspiration to battle onward in the fight against the tempter.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Advice Battle Fight Inspirational Learning Temptation Word
I was born into it and there was nothing I could do about it. It was there, like air or food, or any other element. The only question with wealth is what you do with it.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Born Element Food Wealth Yourself
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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Influence Lower Myself Religion Truth
The day of combination is here to stay. Individualism has gone, never to return.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Combination Return Stay Unique
Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know you are doing the right thing.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Business Important People Purpose Responsibility Right Yourself
Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It’s to see my dividends coming in.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Business Happiness Life Myself See Success
A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Better Business Friendship Inspirational Success
The impression was gaining ground with me that it was a good thing to let the money be my slave and not make myself a slave to money.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Goodness Impression Myself Slave
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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Advice Business College Education Men Myself Rule Thinking Training Young
I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Believe Happiness Himself Life Pursuit Right
I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Believe Live Myself

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