I was trained from the beginning to work, to save. I have always regarded it a as a religious duty to get all I could honorably and to give all I could.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERSingleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one’s aim.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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We can never learn too much of His will towards us, too much of His messages and His advice. The Bible is His word and its study gives at once the foundation for our faith and an inspiration to battle onward in the fight against the tempter.
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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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Get rich by taking something common and making it uncommon.
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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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After it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession.
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The man will be most successful who confers the greatest service on the world.
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I believe it is a religious duty to get all the money you can, fairly and honestly; to keep all you can, and to give away all you can.
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The secret of success is to get up early, work late and strike oil.
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I’m glad I wrote the book to show what I found out about the [ Standard Oil Company]. I’m glad many people read my book and found out the truth.
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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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It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy.
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The day of combination is here to stay. Individualism has gone, never to return.
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Believing that fundamental conditions of the country are sound, my son and I have for some days been purchasing sound common stocks
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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 always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.
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