That is not true I am not a greedy man because if I was why would i donate money to charity? I care about others as well.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERThe day of combination is here to stay. Individualism has gone, never to return.
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The 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.
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The success of each is dependent upon the success of the other.
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Giving is the secret to a healthy life. Not necessarily money, but whatever a person has to give of encouragement, sympathy, and understanding.
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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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Our cup will truly run over only after we have sealed the character cracks.
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Let the good work go on. We must ever remember we are refining oil for the poor man and he must have it cheap and good.
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I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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The major fortunes in America have been made in land.
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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.
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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.
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I know of nothing more despicable and pathetic than a man who devotes all the hours of the waking day to the making of money for money’s sake.
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Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It’s to see my dividends coming in.
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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?”
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The man will be most successful who confers the greatest service on the world.
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I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.
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The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets.
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I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living.
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I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build.
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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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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!
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Success comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed.
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The best philanthropy is constantly in search of the finalities-a search for a cause, an attempt to cure evils at their source.
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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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I believe the power to make money is a gift of God.
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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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To think! All that power and he wasn’t even rich!
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