That is not true I am not a greedy man because if I was why would i donate money to charity? I care about others as well.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERThe best philanthropy is constantly in search of the finalities-a search for a cause, an attempt to cure evils at their source.
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I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.
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You know that great prejudice exists against all successful business enterprise – the more successful, the greater the prejudice.
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Be sure that you are not deceiving yourself at any time about actual conditions.
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I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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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 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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Save when you can and not when you have to.
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I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people’s efforts than 100% of my own efforts.
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Capital and labor are both wild forces which require intelligent legislation to hold them in restriction.
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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 secret of success is to get up early, work late and strike oil.
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God gave me my money.
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I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living.
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Who is the poorest man in the world? I tell you, the poorest man I know of is the man who has nothing but money.
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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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The success of each is dependent upon the success of the other.
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Never lose interest in life and the world. Never allow yourself to become annoyed.
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I was early taught to work as well as play. My life has been one long, happy holiday; Full of work and full of play- I dropped the worry on the way- And God was good to me everyday.
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The man will be most successful who confers the greatest service on the world.
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Own nothing, control everything.
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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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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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After it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession.
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I 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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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.
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The person with big talk and big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts. I believe that the law was made for man and not man for the law; that government is the servant of the people and not their master.
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