John D. Rockefeller Quotes

I wanted the best for my company, I had to do what I did to succeed. Everyone was lowering their prices to beat there competition so I did the same I eventually beat my competition.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Best Company Competition Myself Price Success
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?”
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Choice Creativity Deep Freedom Mother Myself Wife
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
Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It’s to see my dividends coming in.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Business Happiness Life Myself See Success
Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
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Afraid Give Up Goodness Greatness Inspirational Motivational Positive
The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Graduation Inspirational Motivational Secret Success
I have made many millions but they have brought me no happiness.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Happiness Money Myself Wealth
There is nothing in this world that can compare with the Christian fellowship; nothing that can satisfy but Christ.
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Comparison Religious Satisfaction World
I was trained from the beginning to work, to save, and to give.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Beginning Generosity Myself Save Training Work
Our cup will truly run over only after we have sealed the character cracks.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Character Ourselves Run True
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
I was early taught to work as well as play. My life has been one long, happy holiday; Full of work and full of play- I dropped the worry on the way- And God was good to me everyday.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Early God Goodness Happiness Holiday Life Myself Play Teaching Work Worry
Think of giving not only as a duty but as a privilege.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Charity Generosity Priviledge Thinking
I never placed my head upon the pillow at night without reminding myself that my success might only be temporary.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Fear Myself Night Place Success Thinking
Character – not wealth, power, or position – is the supreme word.
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Character Position Power Supreme Wealth Word
Oh, how blessed young men are who have to struggle for a foundation and beginning in life.
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Beginning Blessing Foundation Life Man Men Struggle Young
I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.
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Hard Time Inspirational Motivational Myself Opportunity Storm Transformation
Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know you are doing the right thing.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Business Important People Purpose Responsibility Right Yourself
Be sure that you are not deceiving yourself at any time about actual conditions.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Betrayal Reality Time Yourself
The common denominator for success is work.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Inspirational Mathematics Motivational One Liner Success
Let the good work go on. We must ever remember we are refining oil for the poor man and he must have it cheap and good.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Goodness Himself Men Oil Poor Remember Work
Homeopathy is a progressive and aggressive step in medicine.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Doctor Medicine Progressive
The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit, a reputation, character.
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Character Establishment Man Reputation Responsibility Success Young
Singleness of purpose is essential for success in life.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Lesson Life Motivational Purpose
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
The man who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won’t succeed, you must have a larger ambition.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Ambition Business Ideas Rich Simplicity Start Success 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

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