If my name were John D Smith IV I wouldn’t have been elected to anything.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERI believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living.
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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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Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.
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I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.
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Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
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The common denominator for success is work.
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The task is simple. We will organize children and teach them in a perfect way the things their fathers and mothers are doing in an imperfect way.
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I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
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How much money does it take to make a man happy? Just one more dollar.
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There is no feeling in this world to be compared with self-reliance–do not sacrifice that to anything else.
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Long ago I lost the joy in living. The only joy I have is in my giving.
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Giving is the secret to a healthy life. Not necessarily money, but whatever a person has to give of encouragement, sympathy, and understanding.
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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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Capital and labor are both wild forces which require intelligent legislation to hold them in restriction.
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Success comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed.
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Singleness of purpose is essential for success in life.
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