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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERI was early taught to work as well as play. My life has been one long, happy holiday; Full of work and full of play- I dropped the worry on the way- And God was good to me everyday.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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Do not many of us who fail to achieve big things fail because we lack concentration-the art of concentrating the mind on the thing to be done at the proper time and to the exclusion of everything else?
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Don’t blame the marketing department. The buck stops with the chief executive.
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I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.
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The common denominator for success is work.
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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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Our cup will truly run over only after we have sealed the character cracks.
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I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living.
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Oh, how blessed young men are who have to struggle for a foundation and beginning in life.
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I’m glad I wrote the book to show what I found out about the [ Standard Oil Company]. I’m glad many people read my book and found out the truth.
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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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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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The only question with wealth is, what do you do with it?
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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.
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The best business in the world is a well run oil company. The second best business in the world is a badly run oil company.
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Be sure that you are not deceiving yourself at any time about actual conditions.
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