When work goes out of style we may expect to see civilization totter and fall.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLEREvery right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know you are doing the right thing.
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I have nothing else to say other than I wasn’t corrupt, unfair, or greedy. I was smart when it came to making decisions for my company, and I wasn’t greedy. I gave to others in charity and donated money to fund programs. I have nothing else to say.
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The day of combination is here to stay. Individualism has gone, never to return.
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The task is simple. We will organize children and teach them in a perfect way the things their fathers and mothers are doing in an imperfect way.
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The man will be most successful who confers the greatest service on the world.
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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.
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We can never learn too much of His will towards us, too much of His messages and His advice. The Bible is His word and its study gives at once the foundation for our faith and an inspiration to battle onward in the fight against the tempter.
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Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.
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If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.
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I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living.
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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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A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.
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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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A man has no right to occupy another man’s time unnecessarily.
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I have made many millions but they have brought me no happiness.
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