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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERGod gave me my money.
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The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit, a reputation, character.
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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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Never lose interest in life and the world. Never allow yourself to become annoyed.
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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 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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Giving should be entered into in just the same way as investing. Giving is investing.
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I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
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Competition is a sin.
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The only question with wealth is, what do you do with 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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If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it.
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The best business in the world is a well run oil company. The second best business in the world is a badly run oil company.
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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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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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Well i know that my company is not corrupt or unfair because i got all this with all my hard work. I see no reason why you say my company was corrupt may you explain to me miss [Ida] Tarbell.
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