I believe the power to make money is a gift from God to be developed and used to the best of our ability for the good of mankind.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERI believe it is a religious duty to get all the money you can, fairly and honestly; to keep all you can, and to give away all you can.
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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 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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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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I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.
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After it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession.
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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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Well i know that my company is not corrupt or unfair because i got all this with all my hard work. I see no reason why you say my company was corrupt may you explain to me miss [Ida] Tarbell.
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Don’t blame the marketing department. The buck stops with the chief executive.
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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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I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people’s efforts than 100% of my own efforts.
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I have made many millions but they have brought me no happiness.
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The task is simple. We will organize children and teach them in a perfect way the things their fathers and mothers are doing in an imperfect way.
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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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I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living.
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I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.
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