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. ROCKEFELLERThe ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun.
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I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.
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The secret of success is to get up early, work late and strike oil.
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The success of each is dependent upon the success of the other.
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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 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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A friendship built on business can be glorious, while a business built on friendship can be murder.
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I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.
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Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know you are doing the right thing.
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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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You know that great prejudice exists against all successful business enterprise – the more successful, the greater the prejudice.
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Who is the poorest man in the world? I tell you, the poorest man I know of is the man who has nothing but money.
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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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A man has no right to occupy another man’s time unnecessarily.
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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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