John D. Rockefeller on devotion
John D. Rockefeller112 quotes“I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.”
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The day of combination is here to stay. Individualism has gone, never to return.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller Don’t blame the marketing department. The buck stops with the chief executive.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller 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. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller 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.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller I wanted the best for my company, I had to do what I did to succeed. Everyone was lowering their prices to beat there competition so I did the same I eventually beat my competition.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller 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?”
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller I have long been profoundly convinced that in the very nature of things, employers and employees are partners, not enemies; that their interests are common not opposed; that in the long run the success of each is dependent upon the success of the other.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It’s to see my dividends coming in.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller I have made many millions but they have brought me no happiness.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller There is nothing in this world that can compare with the Christian fellowship; nothing that can satisfy but Christ.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller I was trained from the beginning to work, to save, and to give.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller Our cup will truly run over only after we have sealed the character cracks.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller 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.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller
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Thoughts on a tapestry. Colour or black and white. A brush, a pen, A flash of light. Ideas flowing soon, about to take flight.
Gerard GleesonGerard Gleeson Like deep water, she was silent. His lips tasted of salt. He was both addicting and bitter all at once.
MoomerMoomer Always show kindness and love to others. Your words might be filling the empty places in someone else heart.
Alexander KandovAlexander Kandov And I would lie on your chest for hours and dream about the world in your arms but your thoughts were in another world.
Ani ShahverdyanAni Shahverdyan Your smile and your laughter lit my whole world.
Ranata SuzukiRanata Suzuki Often all we can do is breathe, even that can be hard sometimes.
Julia Kellogg HenryJulia Kellogg Henry I am addicted to your madness drunk on your toxic love. Infect me with your poison, lets make storms rage above.
Laura Natoli-KearneyLaura Natoli-Kearney The more you fail, recover, and improve, the better you are as a person.
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When one is consumed by the sorrows of life, three things give him relief: offspring, a wife, and the company of the Lord’s devotees.
ChanakyaChanakya I’ll never get tired of asking god to guide me.
Dau VoireDau Voire Most of the energy of political work is devoted to correcting the effects of mismanagement of government.
Milton FriedmanMilton Friedman Devotion, like fire, goeth upward.
ZoroasterZoroaster My entire theology can be condensed into four words, ‘JESUS DIED FOR ME’.
Charles SpurgeonCharles Spurgeon Eka-Nishtha or devotion to one ideal is absolutely necessary for the beginner in the practice of religious devotion.
Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda I have devoted myself to the Rockets. –Travis Scott
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