I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERWhen a man has accumulated a sum of money, accumulated it within the law, the Government has no right to share in its earnings.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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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 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?
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If my name were John D Smith IV I wouldn’t have been elected to anything.
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A man has no right to occupy another man’s time unnecessarily.
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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.
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The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit, a reputation, character.
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Singleness of purpose is essential for success in life.
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The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well.
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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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Character – not wealth, power, or position – is the supreme word.
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I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.
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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.
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Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one’s aim.
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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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After it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession.
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