If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERIt has always been my rule in business to make everything count.
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Character – not wealth, power, or position – is the supreme word.
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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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The only question with wealth is, what do you do with it?
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When a man has accumulated a sum of money, accumulated it within the law, the Government has no right to share in its earnings.
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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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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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I believe it is a religious duty to get all the money you can, fairly and honestly; to keep all you can, and to give away all you 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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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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Our cup will truly run over only after we have sealed the character cracks.
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After it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession.
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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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How much money does it take to make a man happy? Just one more dollar.
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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 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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