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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERI believe the power to make money is a gift of God.
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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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I have made many millions but they have brought me no happiness.
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I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living.
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I have ways of making money that you know nothing of.
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I was early taught to work as well as play. My life has been one long, happy holiday; Full of work and full of play- I dropped the worry on the way- And God was good to me everyday.
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It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy.
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The person with big talk and big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts. I believe that the law was made for man and not man for the law; that government is the servant of the people and not their master.
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The only question with wealth is, what do you do with it?
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The success of each is dependent upon the success of the other.
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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 have nothing else to say other than I wasn’t corrupt, unfair, or greedy. I was smart when it came to making decisions for my company, and I wasn’t greedy. I gave to others in charity and donated money to fund programs. I have nothing else to say.
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When a man has accumulated a sum of money, accumulated it within the law, the Government has no right to share in its earnings.
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Capital and labor are both wild forces which require intelligent legislation to hold them in restriction.
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I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
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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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