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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
Banker
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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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I should say in general the advantage of education is to better fit a man for life's work. I would advise young men to take a college course, as a rule, but think some are just as well off with a thorough business training.
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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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Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.
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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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The day of combination is here to stay. Individualism has gone, never to return.
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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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Save when you can and not when you have to.
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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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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.
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We are coming to see that there should be no stifling of labor by capital, or of capital by labor and also that there should be no stifling of labor by labor, or of capital by capital.
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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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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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When work goes out of style we may expect to see civilization totter and fall.
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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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Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It's to see my dividends coming in.
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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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I believe the power to make money is a gift of God.
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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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You know that great prejudice exists against all successful business enterprise - the more successful, the greater the prejudice.
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