Our cup will truly run over only after we have sealed the character cracks.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERI 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?
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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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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Success comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed.
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Singleness of purpose is essential for success in life.
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And we are never too old to study the Bible. Each time the lessons are studied comes some new meaning, some new thought which will make us better.
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I was trained from the beginning to work, to save, and to give.
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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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A man has no right to occupy another man’s time unnecessarily.
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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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Giving should be entered into in just the same way as investing. Giving is investing.
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The task is simple. We will organize children and teach them in a perfect way the things their fathers and mothers are doing in an imperfect way.
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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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Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It’s to see my dividends coming in.
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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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A man’s wealth must be determined by the relation of his desires and expenditures to his income. If he feels rich on ten dollars, and has everything else he desires, he really is rich.
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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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