Oh, how blessed young men are who have to struggle for a foundation and beginning in life.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERMy 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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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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A friendship built on business can be glorious, while a business built on friendship can be murder.
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Singleness of purpose is essential for success in life.
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I 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.
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I 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?
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Own nothing, control everything.
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And we are never too old to study the Bible. Each time the lessons are studied comes some new meaning, some new thought which will make us better.
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I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people’s efforts than 100% of my own efforts.
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There is nothing in this world that can compare with the Christian fellowship; nothing that can satisfy but Christ.
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Homeopathy is a progressive and aggressive step in medicine.
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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 have ways of making money that you know nothing of.
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When a man has accumulated a sum of money, accumulated it within the law, the Government has no right to share in its earnings.
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Get rich by taking something common and making it uncommon.
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