Do not many of us who fail to achieve big things fail because we lack concentration-the art of concentrating the mind on the thing to be done at the proper time and to the exclusion of everything else?
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.
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We are coming to see that there should be no stifling of labor by capital, or of capital by labor; and also that there should be no stifling of labor by labor, or of capital by capital.
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Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It’s to see my dividends coming in.
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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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The man will be most successful who confers the greatest service on the world.
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And we are never too old to study the Bible. Each time the lessons are studied comes some new meaning, some new thought which will make us better.
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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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Oh, how blessed young men are who have to struggle for a foundation and beginning in life.
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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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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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Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
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Singleness of purpose is essential for success in life.
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The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets.
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I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
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Save when you can and not when you have to.
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I have made many millions but they have brought me no happiness.
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