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A friendship built on business can be glorious, while a business built on friendship can be murder.

John D. Rockefeller

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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Children Father Learning Mother Perfection Simplicity Task Teaching
I wanted the best for my company, I had to do what I did to succeed. Everyone was lowering their prices to beat there competition so I did the same I eventually beat my competition.
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Best Company Competition Myself Price Success
I never placed my head upon the pillow at night without reminding myself that my success might only be temporary.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Fear Myself Night Place Success Thinking
A man has no right to occupy another man’s time unnecessarily.
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Man Right Wasted Time
There is nothing in this world that can compare with the Christian fellowship; nothing that can satisfy but Christ.
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Comparison Religious Satisfaction World
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?”
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Choice Creativity Deep Freedom Mother Myself Wife
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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Competition Myself Price Smart
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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Company Corruption Hard Work Missing Myself Reason See Yourself
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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Employment Enemy Myself Nature Partner Run Success
Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.
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Average Goodness Leadership Management People Work
Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know you are doing the right thing.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Business Important People Purpose Responsibility Right Yourself
I never said that I wanted to be the only company, is it my fault that I ran my company well? Wouldn’t you want the best for your company? Also consider that I started of small.
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Alone Best Company Mistake Myself Run Small Start
I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Inspirational Leadership Nature Perseverance Quality Success Thinking
I was trained from the beginning to work, to save, and to give.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Beginning Generosity Myself Save Training Work
I shall use such influence as I have in emphasizing the basic truths common to all denominations, in lowering denominational barriers and in promoting effective cooperation among Christians of whatever creed.
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Influence Lower Myself Religion Truth
The best philanthropy is constantly in search of the finalities-a search for a cause, an attempt to cure evils at their source.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Charity Cure Evil Search

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