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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERI had to work my way up to be where I am now. All these companies could have done the same.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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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.
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I 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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I think it is a man’s duty to make all the money he can, keep all that he can and give away all that he can.
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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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Success comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed.
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I believe the power to make money is a gift of God.
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Get rich by taking something common and making it uncommon.
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Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
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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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Long ago I lost the joy in living. The only joy I have is in my giving.
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I have long been profoundly convinced that in the very nature of things, employers and employees are partners, not enemies; that their interests are common not opposed; that in the long run the success of each is dependent upon the success of the other.
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Be sure that you are not deceiving yourself at any time about actual conditions.
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Believing that fundamental conditions of the country are sound, my son and I have for some days been purchasing sound common stocks
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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 always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.
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