I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERI was trained from the beginning to work, to save. I have always regarded it a as a religious duty to get all I could honorably and to give all I could.
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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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The only question with wealth is, what do you do with it?
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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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There is nothing in this world that can compare with the Christian fellowship; nothing that can satisfy but Christ.
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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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If my name were John D Smith IV I wouldn’t have been elected to anything.
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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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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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The major fortunes in America have been made in land.
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Let the good work go on. We must ever remember we are refining oil for the poor man and he must have it cheap and good.
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Think of giving not only as a duty but as a privilege.
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After it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession.
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Never lose interest in life and the world. Never allow yourself to become annoyed.
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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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A friendship built on business can be glorious, while a business built on friendship can be murder.
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