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Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.
John D. Rockefeller
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John D. Rockefeller
Age: 97 †
Born: 1839
Born: July 8
Died: 1937
Died: May 23
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John Davison Rockefeller
John Davison Rockefeller
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Never think you need to apologize for asking someone to give to a worthy cause, any more than as though you were giving him or her an opportunity to participate in a high-grade investment. The duty of giving is as much his or hers as is the duty of asking yours.
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And we are never too old to study the Bible. Each time the lessons are studied comes some new meaning, some new thought which will make us better.
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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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God gave me my money.
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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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Giving is the secret to a healthy life. Not necessarily money, but whatever a person has to give of encouragement, sympathy, and understanding.
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I have no use for men who fail. The cause of their failure is no business of mine, but I want successful men as my associates.
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When work goes out of style we may expect to see civilization totter and fall.
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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.
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The success of each is dependent upon the success of the other.
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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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