I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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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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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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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 most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit, a reputation, character.
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The secret of success is to get up early, work late and strike oil.
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I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people’s efforts than 100% of my own efforts.
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I believe it is a religious duty to get all the money you can, fairly and honestly; to keep all you can, and to give away all you can.
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There is no feeling in this world to be compared with self-reliance–do not sacrifice that to anything else.
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I never placed my head upon the pillow at night without reminding myself that my success might only be temporary.
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When work goes out of style we may expect to see civilization totter and fall.
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I was born into it and there was nothing I could do about it. It was there, like air or food, or any other element. The only question with wealth is what you do with it.
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The common denominator for success is work.
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I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living.
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My mother was given to a typical question: “We have always done this. Why should we do anything else?” But my wife’s typical question was “We have always done this. Why don’t we do it another way or, better still, why not do something else?”
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The major fortunes in America have been made in land.
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