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. ROCKEFELLERLet the good work go on. We must ever remember we are refining oil for the poor man and he must have it cheap and good.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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I believe the power to make money is a gift of God.
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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.
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Money is a way of keeping COUNT on how well you’re doing in business.
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The best philanthropy is constantly in search of the finalities-a search for a cause, an attempt to cure evils at their source.
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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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After it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession.
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There is nothing in this world that can compare with the Christian fellowship; nothing that can satisfy but Christ.
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When work goes out of style we may expect to see civilization totter and fall.
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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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Be sure that you are not deceiving yourself at any time about actual conditions.
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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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Competition is a sin.
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I have nothing else to say other than I wasn’t corrupt, unfair, or greedy. I was smart when it came to making decisions for my company, and I wasn’t greedy. I gave to others in charity and donated money to fund programs. I have nothing else to say.
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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 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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