There is no feeling in this world to be compared with self-reliance–do not sacrifice that to anything else.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERIf my name were John D Smith IV I wouldn’t have been elected to anything.
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To think! All that power and he wasn’t even rich!
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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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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.
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The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit, a reputation, character.
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I raised my prices since there wasn’t any competition it was just the smart thing to do. Why would I keep my prices up if their wasn’t anyone to beat?
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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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Save when you can and not when you have to.
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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.
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Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
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Money is a way of keeping COUNT on how well you’re doing in business.
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You know that great prejudice exists against all successful business enterprise – the more successful, the greater the prejudice.
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It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy.
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I was trained from the beginning to work, to save, and to give.
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The day of combination is here to stay. Individualism has gone, never to return.
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