Success comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERGood leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.
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After it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession.
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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.
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Don’t blame the marketing department. The buck stops with the chief executive.
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Taxation has its limitations as a method of achieving better economic distribution since for this purpose it is essentially remedial. We must also take a positive approach by finding new ways to spread ownership of future capital growth more broadly in our society.
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I raised my prices since there wasn’t any competition it was just the smart thing to do. Why would I keep my prices up if their wasn’t anyone to beat?
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I have ways of making money that you know nothing of.
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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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I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.
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You know that great prejudice exists against all successful business enterprise – the more successful, the greater the prejudice.
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I was born into it and there was nothing I could do about it. It was there, like air or food, or any other element. The only question with wealth is what you do with it.
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I have long been profoundly convinced that in the very nature of things, employers and employees are partners, not enemies; that their interests are common not opposed; that in the long run the success of each is dependent upon the success of the other.
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When work goes out of style we may expect to see civilization totter and fall.
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I wanted the best for my company, I had to do what I did to succeed. Everyone was lowering their prices to beat there competition so I did the same I eventually beat my competition.
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The only question with wealth is, what do you do with it?
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Our cup will truly run over only after we have sealed the character cracks.
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