I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERWho is the poorest man in the world? I tell you, the poorest man I know of is the man who has nothing but money.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
-
-
The only question with wealth is, what do you do with it?
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER -
Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know you are doing the right thing.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER -
If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER -
I cheat my boys every chance I get. I trade with the boys and skin ’em and I just beat ’em every time I can. I want to make ’em sharp.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER -
I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER -
A man’s wealth must be determined by the relation of his desires and expenditures to his income. If he feels rich on ten dollars, and has everything else he desires, he really is rich.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER -
The secret of success is to get up early, work late and strike oil.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER -
I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER -
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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER -
Do not many of us who fail to achieve big things fail because we lack concentration-the art of concentrating the mind on the thing to be done at the proper time and to the exclusion of everything else?
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER -
The day of combination is here to stay. Individualism has gone, never to return.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER -
A friendship built on business can be glorious, while a business built on friendship can be murder.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER -
Own nothing, control everything.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER -
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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER -
Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER -
I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people’s efforts than 100% of my own efforts.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER -
How much money does it take to make a man happy? Just one more dollar.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER -
The common denominator for success is work.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER -
If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER -
I don’t want a nation of thinkers, I want a nation of workers
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER -
I know of nothing more despicable and pathetic than a man who devotes all the hours of the waking day to the making of money for money’s sake.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER -
Save when you can and not when you have to.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER -
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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER -
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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER -
I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER -
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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER