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I 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.

John D. Rockefeller

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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Influence Lower Myself Religion Truth
The best philanthropy is constantly in search of the finalities-a search for a cause, an attempt to cure evils at their source.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Charity Cure Evil Search
Taxation has its limitations as a method of achieving better economic distribution since for this purpose it is essentially remedial. We must also take a positive approach by finding new ways to spread ownership of future capital growth more broadly in our society.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Achievement Growth Limitation Ourselves Purpose Tax Wisdom
I 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. ROCKEFELLER

Boy Chance Cheating Myself Skin Trade
I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people’s efforts than 100% of my own efforts.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Business Choice Inspirational Money Myself People
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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Children Father Learning Mother Perfection Simplicity Task Teaching
Get rich by taking something common and making it uncommon.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Art Creativity Inspirational Motivational Rich
If my name were John D Smith IV I wouldn’t have been elected to anything.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Election Identity Myself Name
Never lose interest in life and the world. Never allow yourself to become annoyed.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Annoy Feeling Life Lose World Yourself
Own nothing, control everything.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Control One Liner
Often-times the most difficult competition comes, not from the strong, the intelligent, the conservative competitor, but from the man who is holding on by the eyelids and is ignorant of his costs, and anyway he’s got to keep running or bust!
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Competition Cost Difficult Himself Ignorance Intelligent Man Run Strong Time
The secret of success is to get up early, work late and strike oil.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Business Early Hard Work Hustle Secret Work
Save when you can and not when you have to.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Choice Difference Money Possible Save Yourself
I was trained from the beginning to work, to save. I have always regarded it a as a religious duty to get all I could honorably and to give all I could.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Beginning Charity Giving Myself Religious
Believing that fundamental conditions of the country are sound, my son and I have for some days been purchasing sound common stocks
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Believe Condition Country Fundamental Myself Son Sound
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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Advice Battle Fight Inspirational Learning Temptation Word

I 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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