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A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.

John D. Rockefeller

Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Afraid Give Up Goodness Greatness Inspirational Motivational Positive
Success comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Inspirational Smart Success
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
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

Achievement Art Failure Focus Mindset Time
Giving should be entered into in just the same way as investing. Giving is investing.
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Generosity Investing Way
How much money does it take to make a man happy? Just one more dollar.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Happiness Inspirational Men Money Oneself
I was trained from the beginning to work, to save, and to give.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Beginning Generosity Myself Save Training Work
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
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

Advice Business College Education Men Myself Rule Thinking Training Young
I had to work my way up to be where I am now. All these companies could have done the same.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Company Hard Work Myself Way Work
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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Believe Generosity Honesty Kindness Money Religious Yourself
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

Influence Lower Myself Religion Truth
I never said that I wanted to be the only company, is it my fault that I ran my company well? Wouldn’t you want the best for your company? Also consider that I started of small.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Alone Best Company Mistake Myself Run Small Start
Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one’s aim.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Goal Inspirational Oneself Purpose Success
Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Charity Independent Injury Motivational
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

Achievement Growth Limitation Ourselves Purpose Tax Wisdom

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