Capital and labor are both wild forces which require intelligent legislation to hold them in restriction.
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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I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.
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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.
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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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Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
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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 would rather earn 1% off a 100 people’s efforts than 100% of my own efforts.
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Money is a way of keeping COUNT on how well you’re doing in business.
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Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.
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I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living.
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I have made many millions but they have brought me no happiness.
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I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
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The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit, a reputation, character.
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I never placed my head upon the pillow at night without reminding myself that my success might only be temporary.
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It has always been my rule in business to make everything count.
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Don’t blame the marketing department. The buck stops with the chief executive.
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Singleness of purpose is essential for success in life.
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Be sure that you are not deceiving yourself at any time about actual conditions.
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It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy.
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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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Long ago I lost the joy in living. The only joy I have is in my giving.
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The best philanthropy is constantly in search of the finalities-a search for a cause, an attempt to cure evils at their source.
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How much money does it take to make a man happy? Just one more dollar.
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Giving is the secret to a healthy life. Not necessarily money, but whatever a person has to give of encouragement, sympathy, and understanding.
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The success of each is dependent upon the success of the other.
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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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Believing that fundamental conditions of the country are sound, my son and I have for some days been purchasing sound common stocks
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