The man who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won’t succeed, you must have a larger ambition.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERThe man who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won’t succeed, you must have a larger ambition.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERLong ago I lost the joy in living. The only joy I have is in my giving.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERAnd 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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERThink of giving not only as a duty but as a privilege.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERI 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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERCapital and labor are both wild forces which require intelligent legislation to hold them in restriction.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLEROh, how blessed young men are who have to struggle for a foundation and beginning in life.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERAfter it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERI have ways of making money that you know nothing of.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERThe most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit, a reputation, character.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERA friendship built on business can be glorious, while a business built on friendship can be murder.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERDo you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It’s to see my dividends coming in.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERIt is very important to remember what other people tell you, not so much what you yourself already know.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERWhen work goes out of style we may expect to see civilization totter and fall.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERWhen a man has accumulated a sum of money, accumulated it within the law, the Government has no right to share in its earnings.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERI believe the power to make money is a gift of God.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER