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I don’t want a nation of thinkers, I want a nation of workers

John D. Rockefeller

I raised my prices since there wasn’t any competition it was just the smart thing to do. Why would I keep my prices up if their wasn’t anyone to beat?
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Competition Myself Price Smart
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. ROCKEFELLER

Care Charity Greedy Men Money Myself True
I believe the power to make money is a gift from God to be developed and used to the best of our ability for the good of mankind.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Believe Development Gift God Goodness Kind Man Money Ourselves
Giving should be entered into in just the same way as investing. Giving is investing.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Generosity Investing Way
I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Believe Happiness Himself Life Pursuit Right
The major fortunes in America have been made in land.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Build Fortune Land Money
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
Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Charity Independent Injury Motivational
Taxation has its limitations as a method of achieving better economic distribution since for this purpose it is essentially remedial. We must also take a positive approach by finding new ways to spread ownership of future capital growth more broadly in our society.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Achievement Growth Limitation Ourselves Purpose Tax Wisdom
I’m glad I wrote the book to show what I found out about the [ Standard Oil Company]. I’m glad many people read my book and found out the truth.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Book Happiness Myself Oil People Reading Truth
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 earn 1% off a 100 people’s efforts than 100% of my own efforts.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Business Choice Inspirational Money Myself People
Long ago I lost the joy in living. The only joy I have is in my giving.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Generosity Joy Lost Myself
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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Business Failure Men Myself Successful
A friendship built on business can be glorious, while a business built on friendship can be murder.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Build Business Death Difference Friendship
The best business in the world is a well run oil company. The second best business in the world is a badly run oil company.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Bad Best Business Company Oil Run World

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