I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERYou know that great prejudice exists against all successful business enterprise – the more successful, the greater the prejudice.
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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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I believe the power to make money is a gift from God to be developed and used to the best of our ability for the good of mankind.
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The major fortunes in America have been made in land.
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God gave me my money.
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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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If my name were John D Smith IV I wouldn’t have been elected to anything.
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Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.
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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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If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.
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You know that great prejudice exists against all successful business enterprise – the more successful, the greater the prejudice.
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Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
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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 would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.
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There is no feeling in this world to be compared with self-reliance–do not sacrifice that to anything else.
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I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people’s efforts than 100% of my own efforts.
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