I never placed my head upon the pillow at night without reminding myself that my success might only be temporary.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERTaxation 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.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living.
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I never would have been able to tithe the first million dollars I ever made if I had not tithed my first salary, which was $1.50 per week.
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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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I have ways of making money that you know nothing of.
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After it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession.
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I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.
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Our cup will truly run over only after we have sealed the character cracks.
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The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets.
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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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Often-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!
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I cheat my boys every chance I get. I trade with the boys and skin ’em and I just beat ’em every time I can. I want to make ’em sharp.
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The man who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won’t succeed, you must have a larger ambition.
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It has always been my rule in business to make everything count.
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How much money does it take to make a man happy? Just one more dollar.
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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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