I wanted the best for my company, I had to do what I did to succeed. Everyone was lowering their prices to beat there competition so I did the same I eventually beat my competition.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERA 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.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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It is very important to remember what other people tell you, not so much what you yourself already know.
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A friendship built on business can be glorious, while a business built on friendship can be murder.
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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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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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If my name were John D Smith IV I wouldn’t have been elected to anything.
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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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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 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 secret of success is to get up early, work late and strike oil.
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Giving should be entered into in just the same way as investing. Giving is investing.
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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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Money is a way of keeping COUNT on how well you’re doing in business.
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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.
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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.
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The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets.
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