I raised my prices since there wasn’t any competition it was just the smart thing to do. Why would I keep my prices up if their wasn’t anyone to beat?
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERI think it is a man’s duty to make all the money he can, keep all that he can and give away all that he can.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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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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If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it.
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I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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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 founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.
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Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
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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 never placed my head upon the pillow at night without reminding myself that my success might only be temporary.
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When a man has accumulated a sum of money, accumulated it within the law, the Government has no right to share in its earnings.
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The man will be most successful who confers the greatest service on the world.
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Long ago I lost the joy in living. The only joy I have is in my giving.
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Save when you can and not when you have to.
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Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.
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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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It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy.
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