Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERThe impression was gaining ground with me that it was a good thing to let the money be my slave and not make myself a slave to money.
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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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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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A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.
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Character – not wealth, power, or position – is the supreme word.
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I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living.
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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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Think of giving not only as a duty but as a privilege.
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Don’t blame the marketing department. The buck stops with the chief executive.
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Singleness of purpose is essential for success in life.
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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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I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people’s efforts than 100% of my own efforts.
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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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The common denominator for success is work.
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I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living.
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The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well.
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