My 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?”
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERWell 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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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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There is nothing in this world that can compare with the Christian fellowship; nothing that can satisfy but Christ.
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I raised my prices since there wasn’t any competition it was just the smart thing to do. Why would I keep my prices up if their wasn’t anyone to beat?
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Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.
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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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It has always been my rule in business to make everything count.
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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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Success comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed.
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Competition is a sin.
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The secret of success is to get up early, work late and strike oil.
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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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It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy.
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Be sure that you are not deceiving yourself at any time about actual conditions.
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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 man will be most successful who confers the greatest service on the world.
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