Never was I power thirsty, or trying to control everyone. I believed in educating everyone, so they could all get to the position I was at.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERGiving is the secret to a healthy life. Not necessarily money, but whatever a person has to give of encouragement, sympathy, and understanding.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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I know of nothing more despicable and pathetic than a man who devotes all the hours of the waking day to the making of money for money’s sake.
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Character – not wealth, power, or position – is the supreme word.
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I 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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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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We are coming to see that there should be no stifling of labor by capital, or of capital by labor; and also that there should be no stifling of labor by labor, or of capital by capital.
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Competition is a sin.
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Save when you can and not when you have to.
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Oh, how blessed young men are who have to struggle for a foundation and beginning in life.
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I have made many millions but they have brought me no happiness.
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Don’t blame the marketing department. The buck stops with the chief executive.
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I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
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Giving should be entered into in just the same way as investing. Giving is investing.
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How much money does it take to make a man happy? Just one more dollar.
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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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I never would have been able to tithe the first million dollars I ever made if I had not tithed my first salary, which was $1.50 per week.
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