John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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Probably the greatest single obstacle to the progress and happiness of the American people lies in the willingness of so many men to invest their time and money in multiplying competitive industries instead of opening up new fields, and putting their money into lines of industry and development that are needed.
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Giving should be entered into in just the same way as investing. Giving is investing.
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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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A friendship built on business can be glorious, while a business built on friendship can be murder.
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I shall use such influence as I have in emphasizing the basic truths common to all denominations, in lowering denominational barriers and in promoting effective cooperation among Christians of whatever creed.
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Our cup will truly run over only after we have sealed the character cracks.
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Capital and labor are both wild forces which require intelligent legislation to hold them in restriction.
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Believing that fundamental conditions of the country are sound and there is nothing in the business situation to warrant the destruction of values that has taken place on the exchanges during the past week, my son and I have for some days been purchasing sound common stocks. We are continuing and will continue our purchases in substantial amounts at levels which we believe represent sound investment values.
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There is no feeling in this world to be compared with self-reliance--do not sacrifice that to anything else.
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It has always been my rule in business to make everything count.
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The day of combination is here to stay. Individualism has gone, never to return.
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Oh, how blessed young men are who have to struggle for a foundation and beginning in life.
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A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.
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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.
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Own nothing, control everything.
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We 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.
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It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy.
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Singleness of purpose is essential for success in life.
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I was trained from the beginning to work, to save, and to give.
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After it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession.
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The impression was gaining ground with me that it was a good thing to let the money be my slave and not make myself a slave to money.
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God gave me my money.
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Save when you can and not when you have to.
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Character - not wealth, power, or position - is the supreme word.
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The success of each is dependent upon the success of the other.
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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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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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Never lose interest in life and the world. Never allow yourself to become annoyed.
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I think it is a man's duty to make all the money he can, keep all that he can and give away all that he can.
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The task is simple. We will organize children and teach them in a perfect way the things their fathers and mothers are doing in an imperfect way.
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