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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERHow much money does it take to make a man happy? Just one more dollar.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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Our cup will truly run over only after we have sealed the character cracks.
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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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I believe the power to make money is a gift of God.
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Well i know that my company is not corrupt or unfair because i got all this with all my hard work. I see no reason why you say my company was corrupt may you explain to me miss [Ida] Tarbell.
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Own nothing, control everything.
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The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well.
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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 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.
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Save when you can and not when you have to.
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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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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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I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.
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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 get up early, work late and strike oil.
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It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy.
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