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. ROCKEFELLERNever 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.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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Believing that fundamental conditions of the country are sound, my son and I have for some days been purchasing sound common stocks
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Homeopathy is a progressive and aggressive step in medicine.
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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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The man who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won’t succeed, you must have a larger ambition.
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I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living.
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I’m glad I wrote the book to show what I found out about the [ Standard Oil Company]. I’m glad many people read my book and found out the truth.
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Never lose interest in life and the world. Never allow yourself to become annoyed.
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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.
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It is very important to remember what other people tell you, not so much what you yourself already know.
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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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The success of each is dependent upon the success of the other.
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Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It’s to see my dividends coming in.
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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.
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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.
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I believe the power to make money is a gift of God.
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