Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERThere is no feeling in this world to be compared with self-reliance–do not sacrifice that to anything else.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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How much money does it take to make a man happy? Just one more dollar.
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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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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 wanted the best for my company, I had to do what I did to succeed. Everyone was lowering their prices to beat there competition so I did the same I eventually beat my competition.
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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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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 know of nothing more despicable and pathetic than a man who devotes all the hours of the waking day to the making of money for money’s sake.
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The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit, a reputation, character.
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The common denominator for success is work.
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It has always been my rule in business to make everything count.
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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.
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It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy.
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Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
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I have ways of making money that you know nothing of.
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I believe the power to make money is a gift from God to be developed and used to the best of our ability for the good of mankind.
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