Competition is a sin.
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.
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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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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 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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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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It is very important to remember what other people tell you, not so much what you yourself already know.
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I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build.
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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 believe it is a religious duty to get all the money you can, fairly and honestly; to keep all you can, and to give away all you can.
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My mother was given to a typical question: “We have always done this. Why should we do anything else?” But my wife’s typical question was “We have always done this. Why don’t we do it another way or, better still, why not do something else?”
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There is nothing in this world that can compare with the Christian fellowship; nothing that can satisfy but Christ.
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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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That is not true I am not a greedy man because if I was why would i donate money to charity? I care about others as well.
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Character – not wealth, power, or position – is the supreme word.
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When work goes out of style we may expect to see civilization totter and fall.
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I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.
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