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Singleness of purpose is essential for success in life.

John D. Rockefeller

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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Believe Generosity Honesty Kindness Money Religious Yourself
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?
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Competition Myself Price Smart
I was trained from the beginning to work, to save, and to give.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Beginning Generosity Myself Save Training Work
I don’t want a nation of thinkers, I want a nation of workers
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

History Myself Nation Thinker Work
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. ROCKEFELLER

Deep Man Money Myself Poor World
I wanted the best for my company, I had to do what I did to succeed. Everyone was lowering their prices to beat there competition so I did the same I eventually beat my competition.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Best Company Competition Myself Price Success
I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people’s efforts than 100% of my own efforts.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Business Choice Inspirational Money Myself People
The man will be most successful who confers the greatest service on the world.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Greatness Men Service Successful World
Capital and labor are both wild forces which require intelligent legislation to hold them in restriction.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Capital Force Intelligence Legislation Restriction Wild
Often-times the most difficult competition comes, not from the strong, the intelligent, the conservative competitor, but from the man who is holding on by the eyelids and is ignorant of his costs, and anyway he’s got to keep running or bust!
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Competition Cost Difficult Himself Ignorance Intelligent Man Run Strong Time
I was born into it and there was nothing I could do about it. It was there, like air or food, or any other element. The only question with wealth is what you do with it.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Born Element Food Wealth Yourself
I was early taught to work as well as play. My life has been one long, happy holiday; Full of work and full of play- I dropped the worry on the way- And God was good to me everyday.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Early God Goodness Happiness Holiday Life Myself Play Teaching Work Worry
I think it is a man’s duty to make all the money he can, keep all that he can and give away all that he can.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Business Generosity Himself Men Money Thinking
I had to work my way up to be where I am now. All these companies could have done the same.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Company Hard Work Myself Way Work
I have long been profoundly convinced that in the very nature of things, employers and employees are partners, not enemies; that their interests are common not opposed; that in the long run the success of each is dependent upon the success of the other.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Employment Enemy Myself Nature Partner Run Success
There is no feeling in this world to be compared with self-reliance–do not sacrifice that to anything else.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Better Feeling Lose Sacrifice World

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