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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERIf my name were John D Smith IV I wouldn’t have been elected to anything.
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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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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.
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I don’t want a nation of thinkers, I want a nation of workers
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Never was I power thirsty, or trying to control everyone. I believed in educating everyone, so they could all get to the position I was at.
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I had to work my way up to be where I am now. All these companies could have done the same.
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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 can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
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Believing that fundamental conditions of the country are sound, my son and I have for some days been purchasing sound common stocks
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Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.
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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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I have ways of making money that you know nothing of.
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Character – not wealth, power, or position – is the supreme word.
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We are coming to see that there should be no stifling of labor by capital, or of capital by labor; and also that there should be no stifling of labor by labor, or of capital by capital.
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I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living.
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I have nothing else to say other than I wasn’t corrupt, unfair, or greedy. I was smart when it came to making decisions for my company, and I wasn’t greedy. I gave to others in charity and donated money to fund programs. I have nothing else to say.
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Homeopathy is a progressive and aggressive step in medicine.
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When work goes out of style we may expect to see civilization totter and fall.
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If my name were John D Smith IV I wouldn’t have been elected to anything.
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The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well.
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I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.
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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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Think of giving not only as a duty but as a privilege.
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The best business in the world is a well run oil company. The second best business in the world is a badly run oil company.
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Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
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Don’t blame the marketing department. The buck stops with the chief executive.
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The major fortunes in America have been made in land.
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