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. ROCKEFELLERLong ago I lost the joy in living. The only joy I have is in my giving.
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When work goes out of style we may expect to see civilization totter and fall.
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The impression was gaining ground with me that it was a good thing to let the money be my slave and not make myself a slave to money.
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Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.
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I was trained from the beginning to work, to save, and to give.
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A friendship built on business can be glorious, while a business built on friendship can be murder.
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The person with big talk and big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts. I believe that the law was made for man and not man for the law; that government is the servant of the people and not their master.
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The major fortunes in America have been made in land.
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Success comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed.
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I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living.
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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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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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I had to work my way up to be where I am now. All these companies could have done the same.
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The success of each is dependent upon the success of the other.
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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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Well i know that my company is not corrupt or unfair because i got all this with all my hard work. I see no reason why you say my company was corrupt may you explain to me miss [Ida] Tarbell.
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