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I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.

John D. Rockefeller

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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Achievement Growth Limitation Ourselves Purpose Tax Wisdom
Don’t blame the marketing department. The buck stops with the chief executive.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Blame Department Marketing Responsibility Stop
I don’t want a nation of thinkers, I want a nation of workers
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History Myself Nation Thinker Work
I was trained from the beginning to work, to save. I have always regarded it a as a religious duty to get all I could honorably and to give all I could.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Beginning Charity Giving Myself Religious
I have no use for men who fail. The cause of their failure is no business of mine, but I want successful men as my associates.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Business Failure Men Myself Successful
Money is a way of keeping COUNT on how well you’re doing in business.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Business Money Way Yourself
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
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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Believe Big Dream Government Man Master Myself People Person Politics Powerful Service Talk
Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Average Goodness Leadership Management People Work
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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Charity Corruption Decision Greedy Money Myself Smart Talk
Think of giving not only as a duty but as a privilege.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Charity Generosity Priviledge Thinking
The best philanthropy is constantly in search of the finalities-a search for a cause, an attempt to cure evils at their source.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Charity Cure Evil Search
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
Get rich by taking something common and making it uncommon.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Art Creativity Inspirational Motivational Rich
We can never learn too much of His will towards us, too much of His messages and His advice. The Bible is His word and its study gives at once the foundation for our faith and an inspiration to battle onward in the fight against the tempter.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Advice Battle Fight Inspirational Learning Temptation Word
The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit, a reputation, character.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Character Establishment Man Reputation Responsibility Success Young

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