I 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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERThe secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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I believe the power to make money is a gift of God.
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A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.
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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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Don’t blame the marketing department. The buck stops with the chief executive.
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I never would have been able to tithe the first million dollars I ever made if I had not tithed my first salary, which was $1.50 per week.
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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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The success of each is dependent upon the success of the other.
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Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.
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We are coming to see that there should be no stifling of labor by capital, or of capital by labor; and also that there should be no stifling of labor by labor, or of capital by capital.
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Singleness of purpose is essential for success in life.
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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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Oh, how blessed young men are who have to struggle for a foundation and beginning in life.
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My mother was given to a typical question: “We have always done this. Why should we do anything else?” But my wife’s typical question was “We have always done this. Why don’t we do it another way or, better still, why not do something else?”
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It is very important to remember what other people tell you, not so much what you yourself already know.
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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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