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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERThe best business in the world is a well run oil company. The second best business in the world is a badly run oil company.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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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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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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I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
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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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It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy.
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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 the power to make money is a gift of God.
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Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.
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Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.
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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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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 was trained from the beginning to work, to save, and to give.
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The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit, a reputation, character.
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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.
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