I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERI would rather earn 1% off a 100 people’s efforts than 100% of my own efforts.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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I’m glad I wrote the book to show what I found out about the [ Standard Oil Company]. I’m glad many people read my book and found out the truth.
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I was trained from the beginning to work, to save. I have always regarded it a as a religious duty to get all I could honorably and to give all I could.
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A man’s wealth must be determined by the relation of his desires and expenditures to his income. If he feels rich on ten dollars, and has everything else he desires, he really is rich.
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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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Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It’s to see my dividends coming in.
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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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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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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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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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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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Never was I power thirsty, or trying to control everyone. I believed in educating everyone, so they could all get to the position I was at.
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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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Save when you can and not when you have to.
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