I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERThe task is simple. We will organize children and teach them in a perfect way the things their fathers and mothers are doing in an imperfect way.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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Competition is a sin.
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Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one’s aim.
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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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I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.
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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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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 would rather earn 1% off a 100 people’s efforts than 100% of my own efforts.
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I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
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When work goes out of style we may expect to see civilization totter and fall.
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A man has no right to occupy another man’s time unnecessarily.
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I was early taught to work as well as play. My life has been one long, happy holiday; Full of work and full of play- I dropped the worry on the way- And God was good to me everyday.
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The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well.
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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 day of combination is here to stay. Individualism has gone, never to return.
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The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets.
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