I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERThe 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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I never placed my head upon the pillow at night without reminding myself that my success might only be temporary.
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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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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 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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Giving should be entered into in just the same way as investing. Giving is investing.
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Get rich by taking something common and making it uncommon.
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After it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession.
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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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When work goes out of style we may expect to see civilization totter and fall.
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The man will be most successful who confers the greatest service on the world.
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I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.
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If my name were John D Smith IV I wouldn’t have been elected to anything.
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Giving is the secret to a healthy life. Not necessarily money, but whatever a person has to give of encouragement, sympathy, and understanding.
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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 can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
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