I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERI always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.
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The common denominator for success is work.
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I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.
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Success comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed.
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I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
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I never would have been able to tithe the first million dollars I ever made if I had not tithed my first salary, which was $1.50 per week.
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God gave me my money.
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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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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.
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A man has no right to occupy another man’s time unnecessarily.
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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 day of combination is here to stay. Individualism has gone, never to return.
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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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I cheat my boys every chance I get. I trade with the boys and skin ’em and I just beat ’em every time I can. I want to make ’em sharp.
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The success of each is dependent upon the success of the other.
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I never said that I wanted to be the only company, is it my fault that I ran my company well? Wouldn’t you want the best for your company? Also consider that I started of small.
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