Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one’s aim.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERAfter it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession.
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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?
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The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well.
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Well i know that my company is not corrupt or unfair because i got all this with all my hard work. I see no reason why you say my company was corrupt may you explain to me miss [Ida] Tarbell.
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Taxation has its limitations as a method of achieving better economic distribution since for this purpose it is essentially remedial. We must also take a positive approach by finding new ways to spread ownership of future capital growth more broadly in our society.
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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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Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It’s to see my dividends coming in.
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A friendship built on business can be glorious, while a business built on friendship can be murder.
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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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Never lose interest in life and the world. Never allow yourself to become annoyed.
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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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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.
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Character – not wealth, power, or position – is the supreme word.
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Think of giving not only as a duty but as a privilege.
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If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.
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Be sure that you are not deceiving yourself at any time about actual conditions.
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I wanted the best for my company, I had to do what I did to succeed. Everyone was lowering their prices to beat there competition so I did the same I eventually beat my competition.
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God gave me my money.
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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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The secret of success is to get up early, work late and strike oil.
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I was trained from the beginning to work, to save, and to give.
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I believe the power to make money is a gift from God to be developed and used to the best of our ability for the good of mankind.
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I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people’s efforts than 100% of my own efforts.
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Don’t blame the marketing department. The buck stops with the chief executive.
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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.
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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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