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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERWell 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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The secret of success is to get up early, work late and strike oil.
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How much money does it take to make a man happy? Just one more dollar.
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God gave me my money.
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Competition is a sin.
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Long ago I lost the joy in living. The only joy I have is in my giving.
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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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I was early taught to work as well as play. My life has been one long, happy holiday; Full of work and full of play- I dropped the worry on the way- And God was good to me everyday.
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To think! All that power and he wasn’t even rich!
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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 believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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I’m glad I wrote the book to show what I found out about the [ Standard Oil Company]. I’m glad many people read my book and found out the truth.
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If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it.
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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.
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Capital and labor are both wild forces which require intelligent legislation to hold them in restriction.
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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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