The man will be most successful who confers the greatest service on the world.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER
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The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit, a reputation, character.
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John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller Singleness of purpose is essential for success in life.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller You know that great prejudice exists against all successful business enterprise – the more successful, the greater the prejudice.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller The man who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won’t succeed, you must have a larger ambition.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller We are coming to see that there should be no stifling of labor by capital, or of capital by labor; and also that there should be no stifling of labor by labor, or of capital by capital.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller The person with big talk and big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts. I believe that the law was made for man and not man for the law; that government is the servant of the people and not their master.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller 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?
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller 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.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one’s aim.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller Long ago I lost the joy in living. The only joy I have is in my giving.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller Money is a way of keeping COUNT on how well you’re doing in business.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller Giving should be entered into in just the same way as investing. Giving is investing.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller A man has no right to occupy another man’s time unnecessarily.
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Since you are gone, I collect the stars each night building my own night sky, so I have something to hold onto forever.
Laura ChouetteLaura Chouette Can anybody hear me? Are my words going to waste I need to believe there was a purpose to all the pain?
Allie MillerAllie Miller The universe hears what you say, but it knows what you mean.
Brianna PastorBrianna Pastor Enough of this. The next one I love will return my passion.
Iestyn TudorIestyn Tudor It’s unconditional; their chemistry is unconditional – forever.
Ophelia ScarlettOphelia Scarlett I love you so much that it hurts and that’s the problem I love you so much that it hurts.
Olivia CliffordOlivia Clifford Let’s always bloom, savor and delight others with our beauty.
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Wayne GretzkyWayne Gretzky There are no bystanders in life. Our humanity makes us each a part of something greater than ourselves.
Sonia SotomayorSonia Sotomayor I don’t want to wake up and be bored. That’s probably my greatest fear is to have nothing to do. What better job is there than to play quarterback for an NFL team, and certainly one that I’ve been on for a long time and had success with? I don’t plan on giving it up any time soon.
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