When a man has accumulated a sum of money, accumulated it within the law, the Government has no right to share in its earnings.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERThe secret of success is to get up early, work late and strike oil.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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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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God gave me my money.
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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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The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well.
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Competition is a sin.
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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 don’t want a nation of thinkers, I want a nation of workers
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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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I had to work my way up to be where I am now. All these companies could have done the same.
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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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A man’s wealth must be determined by the relation of his desires and expenditures to his income. If he feels rich on ten dollars, and has everything else he desires, he really is rich.
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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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I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living.
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Well 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 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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