When work goes out of style we may expect to see civilization totter and fall.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERI know of nothing more despicable and pathetic than a man who devotes all the hours of the waking day to the making of money for money’s sake.
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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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Long ago I lost the joy in living. The only joy I have is in my giving.
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Don’t blame the marketing department. The buck stops with the chief executive.
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I know of nothing more despicable and pathetic than a man who devotes all the hours of the waking day to the making of money for money’s sake.
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It has always been my rule in business to make everything count.
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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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I believe the power to make money is a gift from God to be developed and used to the best of our ability for the good of mankind.
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There is nothing in this world that can compare with the Christian fellowship; nothing that can satisfy but Christ.
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I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living.
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Often-times the most difficult competition comes, not from the strong, the intelligent, the conservative competitor, but from the man who is holding on by the eyelids and is ignorant of his costs, and anyway he’s got to keep running or bust!
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I never would have been able to tithe the first million dollars I ever made if I had not tithed my first salary, which was $1.50 per week.
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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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It is very important to remember what other people tell you, not so much what you yourself already know.
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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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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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