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?”
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERAnd 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.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
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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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If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.
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God gave me my money.
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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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Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.
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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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It has always been my rule in business to make everything count.
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After it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession.
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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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The only question with wealth is, what do you do with it?
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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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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’m glad I wrote the book to show what I found out about the [ Standard Oil Company]. I’m glad many people read my book and found out the truth.
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Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
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