I cheat my boys every chance I get. I trade with the boys and skin ’em and I just beat ’em every time I can. I want to make ’em sharp.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERWhen work goes out of style we may expect to see civilization totter and fall.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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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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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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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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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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The man who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won’t succeed, you must have a larger ambition.
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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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The secret of success is to get up early, work late and strike oil.
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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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Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.
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A friendship built on business can be glorious, while a business built on friendship can be murder.
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Money is a way of keeping COUNT on how well you’re doing in business.
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I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.
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The common denominator for success is work.
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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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Long ago I lost the joy in living. The only joy I have is in my giving.
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