Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERCapital and labor are both wild forces which require intelligent legislation to hold them in restriction.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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God gave me my money.
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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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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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After it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession.
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The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun.
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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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The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well.
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I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
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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 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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It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy.
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I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
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I have long been profoundly convinced that in the very nature of things, employers and employees are partners, not enemies; that their interests are common not opposed; that in the long run the success of each is dependent upon the success of the other.
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I don’t want a nation of thinkers, I want a nation of workers
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Who is the poorest man in the world? I tell you, the poorest man I know of is the man who has nothing but money.
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