The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit, a reputation, character.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERThe only question with wealth is, what do you do with it?
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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.
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Taxation has its limitations as a method of achieving better economic distribution since for this purpose it is essentially remedial. We must also take a positive approach by finding new ways to spread ownership of future capital growth more broadly in our society.
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The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well.
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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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Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It’s to see my dividends coming in.
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I had to work my way up to be where I am now. All these companies could have done the same.
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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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There is no feeling in this world to be compared with self-reliance–do not sacrifice that to anything else.
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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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Long ago I lost the joy in living. The only joy I have is in my giving.
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How much money does it take to make a man happy? Just one more dollar.
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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 have made many millions but they have brought me no happiness.
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Success comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed.
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The success of each is dependent upon the success of the other.
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Save when you can and not when you have to.
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Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one’s aim.
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Don’t blame the marketing department. The buck stops with the chief executive.
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Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.
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It has always been my rule in business to make everything count.
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I raised my prices since there wasn’t any competition it was just the smart thing to do. Why would I keep my prices up if their wasn’t anyone to beat?
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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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The common denominator for success is work.
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The task is simple. We will organize children and teach them in a perfect way the things their fathers and mothers are doing in an imperfect way.
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If my name were John D Smith IV I wouldn’t have been elected to anything.
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I should say in general the advantage of education is to better fit a man for life’s work. I would advise young men to take a college course, as a rule, but think some are just as well off with a thorough business training.
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