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Well i know that my company is not corrupt or unfair because i got all this with all my hard work. I see no reason why you say my company was corrupt may you explain to me miss [Ida] Tarbell.
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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Richford
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John Davison Rockefeller
John Davison Rockefeller
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john d. rockefeller
John Davison Rockefeller Sr.
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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.
John D. Rockefeller
When a man has accumulated a sum of money, accumulated it within the law, the Government has no right to share in its earnings.
John D. Rockefeller
Never 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.
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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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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
I never would have been able to tithe the first million dollars I ever made if I had not tithed my first salary, which was $1.50 per week.
John D. Rockefeller
A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.
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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 was born into it and there was nothing I could do about it. It was there, like air or food, or any other element. The only question with wealth is what you do with it.
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To think! All that power and he wasn't even rich!
John D. Rockefeller
I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people's efforts than 100% of my own efforts.
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I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.
John D. Rockefeller
The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets.
John D. Rockefeller
The success of each is dependent upon the success of the other.
John D. Rockefeller
Be sure that you are not deceiving yourself at any time about actual conditions.
John D. Rockefeller
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.
John D. Rockefeller
The secret of success is to get up early, work late and strike oil.
John D. Rockefeller
Think of giving not only as a duty but as a privilege.
John D. Rockefeller
Don't blame the marketing department. The buck stops with the chief executive.
John D. Rockefeller
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.
John D. Rockefeller
