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. ROCKEFELLERWe can never learn too much of His will towards us, too much of His messages and His advice. The Bible is His word and its study gives at once the foundation for our faith and an inspiration to battle onward in the fight against the tempter.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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You know that great prejudice exists against all successful business enterprise – the more successful, the greater the prejudice.
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I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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Own nothing, control everything.
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The major fortunes in America have been made in land.
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That is not true I am not a greedy man because if I was why would i donate money to charity? I care about others as well.
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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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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 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.
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If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.
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Be sure that you are not deceiving yourself at any time about actual conditions.
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Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.
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The only question with wealth is, what do you do with it?
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My mother was given to a typical question: “We have always done this. Why should we do anything else?” But my wife’s typical question was “We have always done this. Why don’t we do it another way or, better still, why not do something else?”
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Capital and labor are both wild forces which require intelligent legislation to hold them in restriction.
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Giving should be entered into in just the same way as investing. Giving is investing.
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