I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERDon’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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Our cup will truly run over only after we have sealed the character cracks.
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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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I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.
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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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We can never learn too much of His will towards us, too much of His messages and His advice. The Bible is His word and its study gives at once the foundation for our faith and an inspiration to battle onward in the fight against the tempter.
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There is no feeling in this world to be compared with self-reliance–do not sacrifice that to anything else.
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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.
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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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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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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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I never placed my head upon the pillow at night without reminding myself that my success might only be temporary.
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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 one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one’s aim.
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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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The major fortunes in America have been made in land.
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