A friendship built on business can be glorious, while a business built on friendship can be murder.
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.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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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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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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If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it.
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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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A man’s wealth must be determined by the relation of his desires and expenditures to his income. If he feels rich on ten dollars, and has everything else he desires, he really is rich.
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Get rich by taking something common and making it uncommon.
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To think! All that power and he wasn’t even rich!
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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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Money is a way of keeping COUNT on how well you’re doing in business.
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I 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 can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
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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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Be sure that you are not deceiving yourself at any time about actual conditions.
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I shall use such influence as I have in emphasizing the basic truths common to all denominations, in lowering denominational barriers and in promoting effective cooperation among Christians of whatever creed.
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When work goes out of style we may expect to see civilization totter and fall.
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