I had to work my way up to be where I am now. All these companies could have done the same.
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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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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Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It’s to see my dividends coming in.
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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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The only question with wealth is, what do you do with it?
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I never would have been able to tithe the first million dollars I ever made if I had not tithed my first salary, which was $1.50 per week.
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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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Money is a way of keeping COUNT on how well you’re doing in business.
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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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Character – not wealth, power, or position – is the supreme word.
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Get rich by taking something common and making it uncommon.
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The common denominator for success is work.
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Think of giving not only as a duty but as a privilege.
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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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It has always been my rule in business to make everything count.
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