I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLEROur cup will truly run over only after we have sealed the character cracks.
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Character – not wealth, power, or position – is the supreme word.
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After it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession.
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Giving should be entered into in just the same way as investing. Giving is investing.
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A friendship built on business can be glorious, while a business built on friendship can be murder.
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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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God gave me my money.
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Well i know that my company is not corrupt or unfair because i got all this with all my hard work. I see no reason why you say my company was corrupt may you explain to me miss [Ida] Tarbell.
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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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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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I shall use such influence as I have in emphasizing the basic truths common to all denominations, in lowering denominational barriers and in promoting effective cooperation among Christians of whatever creed.
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Never was I power thirsty, or trying to control everyone. I believed in educating everyone, so they could all get to the position I was at.
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I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.
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Money is a way of keeping COUNT on how well you’re doing in business.
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If my name were John D Smith IV I wouldn’t have been elected to anything.
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I believe the power to make money is a gift of God.
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