I was born into it and there was nothing I could do about it. It was there, like air or food, or any other element. The only question with wealth is what you do with it.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERIf my name were John D Smith IV I wouldn’t have been elected to anything.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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Character – not wealth, power, or position – is the supreme word.
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I never would have been able to tithe the first million dollars I ever made if I had not tithed my first salary, which was $1.50 per week.
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Think of giving not only as a duty but as a privilege.
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Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.
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I think it is a man’s duty to make all the money he can, keep all that he can and give away all that he can.
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That is not true I am not a greedy man because if I was why would i donate money to charity? I care about others as well.
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Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It’s to see my dividends coming in.
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It has always been my rule in business to make everything count.
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I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.
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The impression was gaining ground with me that it was a good thing to let the money be my slave and not make myself a slave to money.
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Get rich by taking something common and making it uncommon.
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Our cup will truly run over only after we have sealed the character cracks.
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A man has no right to occupy another man’s time unnecessarily.
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The common denominator for success is work.
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The day of combination is here to stay. Individualism has gone, never to return.
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