The major fortunes in America have been made in land.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERThe major fortunes in America have been made in land.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERA friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERCharity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERSingleness of purpose is essential for success in life.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERI 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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERGet rich by taking something common and making it uncommon.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERI 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?
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERI 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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERDo 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?
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERWhen work goes out of style we may expect to see civilization totter and fall.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERI can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERCompetition is a sin.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERThe common denominator for success is work.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERI 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. ROCKEFELLERThe impression was gaining ground with me that it was a good thing to let the money be my slave and not make myself a slave to money.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERNever lose interest in life and the world. Never allow yourself to become annoyed.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER