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I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.

John D. Rockefeller

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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Born Element Food Wealth Yourself
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. ROCKEFELLER

Choice Creativity Deep Freedom Mother Myself Wife
Our cup will truly run over only after we have sealed the character cracks.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Character Ourselves Run True
A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Better Business Friendship Inspirational Success
I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Ambition Attitude Build Fortune Goal Money Myself
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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Money Myself Possible Wealth Worth
Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Afraid Give Up Goodness Greatness Inspirational Motivational Positive
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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Charity Corruption Decision Greedy Money Myself Smart Talk
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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Goodness Himself Men Oil Poor Remember Work
Believing that fundamental conditions of the country are sound, my son and I have for some days been purchasing sound common stocks
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Believe Condition Country Fundamental Myself Son Sound
The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Blood Business Buy Money Purpose Run Way
Success comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Inspirational Smart Success
If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Acceptance Change Motivational Path Success Travel Yourself
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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Business Capital See Work
To think! All that power and he wasn’t even rich!
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Himself Power Rich Thinking
I should say in general the advantage of education is to better fit a man for life’s work. I would advise young men to take a college course, as a rule, but think some are just as well off with a thorough business training.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Advice Business College Education Men Myself Rule Thinking Training Young

I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.

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