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. ROCKEFELLERI never placed my head upon the pillow at night without reminding myself that my success might only be temporary.
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Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.
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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.
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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.
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I believe the power to make money is a gift of God.
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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.
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Own nothing, control everything.
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I have made many millions but they have brought me no happiness.
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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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I never placed my head upon the pillow at night without reminding myself that my success might only be temporary.
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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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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.
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Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.
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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 man who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won’t succeed, you must have a larger ambition.
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If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it.
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