John D. Rockefeller Quotes

The person with big talk and big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts. I believe that the law was made for man and not man for the law; that government is the servant of the people and not their master.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Believe Big Dream Government Man Master Myself People Person Politics Powerful Service Talk
I raised my prices since there wasn’t any competition it was just the smart thing to do. Why would I keep my prices up if their wasn’t anyone to beat?
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Competition Myself Price Smart
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.
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Charity Corruption Decision Greedy Money Myself Smart Talk
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
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
Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Average Goodness Leadership Management People Work
Giving should be entered into in just the same way as investing. Giving is investing.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Generosity Investing Way
Money is a way of keeping COUNT on how well you’re doing in business.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Business Money Way Yourself
The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets.
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Blood Business Buy Money Purpose Run Way
A man has no right to occupy another man’s time unnecessarily.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Man Right Wasted Time
I believe the power to make money is a gift from God to be developed and used to the best of our ability for the good of mankind.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Believe Development Gift God Goodness Kind Man Money Ourselves
I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people’s efforts than 100% of my own efforts.
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Business Choice Inspirational Money Myself People
I believe the power to make money is a gift of God.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Believe God Money Myself Power
Own nothing, control everything.
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Control One Liner
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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Care Charity Greedy Men Money Myself True
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
I have ways of making money that you know nothing of.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Mooney Myself Way Yourself
A friendship built on business can be glorious, while a business built on friendship can be murder.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Build Business Death Difference Friendship
I know of nothing more despicable and pathetic than a man who devotes all the hours of the waking day to the making of money for money’s sake.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Business Devotion Men Money Myself Wake Up
To think! All that power and he wasn’t even rich!
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Himself Power Rich Thinking
The major fortunes in America have been made in land.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Build Fortune Land Money
Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Business Duty Inspirational Obligation Opportunity Responsibility Right
When a man has accumulated a sum of money, accumulated it within the law, the Government has no right to share in its earnings.
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Government Law Men Money Right
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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Acceptance Change Motivational Path Success Travel Yourself
A man’s wealth must be determined by the relation of his desires and expenditures to his income. If he feels rich on ten dollars, and has everything else he desires, he really is rich.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Desire Determination Feeling Himself Men Money Relationship Rich Wealth
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?
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Achievement Art Failure Focus Mindset Time
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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Company Hard Work Myself Way Work

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