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The man will be most successful who confers the greatest service on the world.

John D. Rockefeller

My mother was given to a typical question: “We have always done this. Why should we do anything else?” But my wife’s typical question was “We have always done this. Why don’t we do it another way or, better still, why not do something else?”
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Choice Creativity Deep Freedom Mother Myself Wife
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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Employment Enemy Myself Nature Partner Run Success
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. ROCKEFELLER

Beginning Charity Giving Myself Religious
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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Best Company Competition Myself Price Success
Let the good work go on. We must ever remember we are refining oil for the poor man and he must have it cheap and good.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Goodness Himself Men Oil Poor Remember Work
If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Achievement Business Goal Money Yourself
I don’t want a nation of thinkers, I want a nation of workers
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

History Myself Nation Thinker Work
There is no feeling in this world to be compared with self-reliance–do not sacrifice that to anything else.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Better Feeling Lose Sacrifice World
Save when you can and not when you have to.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Choice Difference Money Possible Save Yourself
And we are never too old to study the Bible. Each time the lessons are studied comes some new meaning, some new thought which will make us better.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Better Book Lessons Old Ourselves Religious Scripture Study Thinking Time
Long ago I lost the joy in living. The only joy I have is in my giving.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Generosity Joy Lost Myself
I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Believe Happiness Himself Life Pursuit Right
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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Company Corruption Hard Work Missing Myself Reason See Yourself
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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Care Charity Greedy Men Money Myself True
I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Choice Enthusiasm Hire Intelligence Men Myself
A friendship built on business can be glorious, while a business built on friendship can be murder.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Build Business Death Difference Friendship

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