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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER
When work goes out of style we may expect to see civilization totter and fall.
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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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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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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 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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I believe the power to make money is a gift of God.
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It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy.
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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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How much money does it take to make a man happy? Just one more dollar.
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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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We are coming to see that there should be no stifling of labor by capital, or of capital by labor; and also that there should be no stifling of labor by labor, or of capital by capital.
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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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Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.
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I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
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Save when you can and not when you have to.
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Singleness of purpose is essential for success in life.
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Oh, how blessed young men are who have to struggle for a foundation and beginning in life.
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