Our cup will truly run over only after we have sealed the character cracks.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERLong ago I lost the joy in living. The only joy I have is in my giving.
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The only question with wealth is, what do you do with it?
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Think of giving not only as a duty but as a privilege.
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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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I have no use for men who fail. The cause of their failure is no business of mine, but I want successful men as my associates.
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Don’t blame the marketing department. The buck stops with the chief executive.
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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 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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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 can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
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I never placed my head upon the pillow at night without reminding myself that my success might only be temporary.
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Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know you are doing the right thing.
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It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy.
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Oh, how blessed young men are who have to struggle for a foundation and beginning in life.
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Competition is a sin.
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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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