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?”
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERI was born into it and there was nothing I could do about it. It was there, like air or food, or any other element. The only question with wealth is what you do with it.
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The only question with wealth is, what do you do with it?
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The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit, a reputation, character.
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The common denominator for success is work.
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Think of giving not only as a duty but as a privilege.
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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 day of combination is here to stay. Individualism has gone, never to return.
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Our cup will truly run over only after we have sealed the character cracks.
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Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
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And we are never too old to study the Bible. Each time the lessons are studied comes some new meaning, some new thought which will make us better.
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Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.
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I was trained from the beginning to work, to save, and to give.
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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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I don’t want a nation of thinkers, I want a nation of workers
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Money is a way of keeping COUNT on how well you’re doing in business.
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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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