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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERGood leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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I 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.
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I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.
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Often-times the most difficult competition comes, not from the strong, the intelligent, the conservative competitor, but from the man who is holding on by the eyelids and is ignorant of his costs, and anyway he’s got to keep running or bust!
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Character – not wealth, power, or position – is the supreme word.
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The major fortunes in America have been made in land.
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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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Capital and labor are both wild forces which require intelligent legislation to hold them in restriction.
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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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There is nothing in this world that can compare with the Christian fellowship; nothing that can satisfy but Christ.
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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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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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Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.
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A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.
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To think! All that power and he wasn’t even rich!
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The day of combination is here to stay. Individualism has gone, never to return.
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