I believe the power to make money is a gift of God.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERI was trained from the beginning to work, to save, and to give.
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I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build.
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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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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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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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Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
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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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The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets.
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Singleness of purpose is essential for success in life.
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Never lose interest in life and the world. Never allow yourself to become annoyed.
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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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I don’t want a nation of thinkers, I want a nation of workers
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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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After it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession.
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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 believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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