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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.
John D. Rockefeller
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John D. Rockefeller
Age: 97 †
Born: 1839
Born: July 8
Died: 1937
Died: May 23
Accountant
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Richford
New York
John Davison Rockefeller
John Davison Rockefeller
Sr.
john d. rockefeller
John Davison Rockefeller Sr.
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To think! All that power and he wasn't even rich!
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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.
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Get rich by taking something common and making it uncommon.
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Long ago I lost the joy in living. The only joy I have is in my giving.
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Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.
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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.
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Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It's to see my dividends coming in.
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The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets.
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