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

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

Charity Corruption Decision Greedy Money Myself Smart Talk
It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Happiness Laughter Men Thinking Wrong
Long ago I lost the joy in living. The only joy I have is in my giving.
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Generosity Joy Lost Myself
A man has no right to occupy another man’s time unnecessarily.
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Man Right Wasted Time
The major fortunes in America have been made in land.
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Build Fortune Land Money
The man will be most successful who confers the greatest service on the world.
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Greatness Men Service Successful World
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 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.
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Born Element Food Wealth Yourself
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
When work goes out of style we may expect to see civilization totter and fall.
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Civilization Destruction Expectation Fall See Style Work
If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it.
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Achievement Business Goal Money Yourself
Never lose interest in life and the world. Never allow yourself to become annoyed.
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Annoy Feeling Life Lose World Yourself
I was trained from the beginning to work, to save, and to give.
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Beginning Generosity Myself Save Training Work
Often-times the most difficult competition comes, not from the strong, the intelligent, the conservative competitor, but from the man who is holding on by the eyelids and is ignorant of his costs, and anyway he’s got to keep running or bust!
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Competition Cost Difficult Himself Ignorance Intelligent Man Run Strong Time
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

Boy Chance Cheating Myself Skin Trade
Get rich by taking something common and making it uncommon.
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