I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people’s efforts than 100% of my own efforts.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLEROh, how blessed young men are who have to struggle for a foundation and beginning in life.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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Let 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.
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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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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?
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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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If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it.
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I had to work my way up to be where I am now. All these companies could have done the same.
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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.
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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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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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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.
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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.
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Don’t blame the marketing department. The buck stops with the chief executive.
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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.
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Capital and labor are both wild forces which require intelligent legislation to hold them in restriction.
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The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit, a reputation, character.
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