The major fortunes in America have been made in land.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLEROften-times the most difficult competition comes, not from the strong, the intelligent, the conservative competitor, but from the man who is holding on by the eyelids and is ignorant of his costs, and anyway he’s got to keep running or bust!
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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I’m glad I wrote the book to show what I found out about the [ Standard Oil Company]. I’m glad many people read my book and found out the truth.
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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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There is nothing in this world that can compare with the Christian fellowship; nothing that can satisfy but Christ.
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Money is a way of keeping COUNT on how well you’re doing in business.
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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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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 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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Who is the poorest man in the world? I tell you, the poorest man I know of is the man who has nothing but money.
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It is very important to remember what other people tell you, not so much what you yourself already know.
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When work goes out of style we may expect to see civilization totter and fall.
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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 would rather earn 1% off a 100 people’s efforts than 100% of my own efforts.
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The only question with wealth is, what do you do with it?
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The success of each is dependent upon the success of the other.
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Save when you can and not when you have to.
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