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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.

John D. Rockefeller

Character – not wealth, power, or position – is the supreme word.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Character Position Power Supreme Wealth Word
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

Charity Corruption Decision Greedy Money Myself Smart Talk
You know that great prejudice exists against all successful business enterprise – the more successful, the greater the prejudice.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Enterprise Existence Greatness Prejudice Successful Yourself
I was born into it and there was nothing I could do about it. It was there, like air or food, or any other element. The only question with wealth is what you do with it.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Born Element Food Wealth Yourself
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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Business Capital See Work
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?
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Competition Myself Price Smart
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
Believing that fundamental conditions of the country are sound, my son and I have for some days been purchasing sound common stocks
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Believe Condition Country Fundamental Myself Son Sound
I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Ambition Attitude Build Fortune Goal Money Myself
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
Never was I power thirsty, or trying to control everyone. I believed in educating everyone, so they could all get to the position I was at.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Believe Control Education Myself Position Power Try
If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Achievement Business Goal Money Yourself
I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Believe Live Myself
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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Business Generosity Himself Men Money Thinking
Competition is a sin.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Competition One Liner Sin
The impression was gaining ground with me that it was a good thing to let the money be my slave and not make myself a slave to money.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Goodness Impression Myself Slave

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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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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