The major fortunes in America have been made in land.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERCharity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
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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 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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I have no use for men who fail. The cause of their failure is no business of mine, but I want successful men as my associates.
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Don’t blame the marketing department. The buck stops with the chief executive.
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The best philanthropy is constantly in search of the finalities-a search for a cause, an attempt to cure evils at their source.
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I never said that I wanted to be the only company, is it my fault that I ran my company well? Wouldn’t you want the best for your company? Also consider that I started of small.
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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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I never placed my head upon the pillow at night without reminding myself that my success might only be temporary.
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It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy.
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Think of giving not only as a duty but as a privilege.
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Giving is the secret to a healthy life. Not necessarily money, but whatever a person has to give of encouragement, sympathy, and understanding.
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That is not true I am not a greedy man because if I was why would i donate money to charity? I care about others as well.
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If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it.
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I have ways of making money that you know nothing of.
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