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 from God to be developed and used to the best of our ability for the good of mankind.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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If my name were John D Smith IV I wouldn’t have been elected to anything.
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Who is the poorest man in the world? I tell you, the poorest man I know of is the man who has nothing but money.
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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.
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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 believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living.
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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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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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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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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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It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy.
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Giving is the secret to a healthy life. Not necessarily money, but whatever a person has to give of encouragement, sympathy, and understanding.
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I don’t want a nation of thinkers, I want a nation of workers
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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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The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun.
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Competition is a sin.
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