John D Rockefeller - Quotes (Audio)

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John D Rockefeller
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The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets
Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great
Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one's aim
Good management consists in showing average people how to do the work of superior people.
If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success
The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun.
A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.
I do not think there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature
I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living
Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know you are doing the right thing
Don't blame the marketing department. The buck stops with the chief executive
The success of each is dependent upon the success of the other
Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people
I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity an obligation; every possession, a duty
Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It's to see my dividends coming in
I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity
I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people's efforts than 100% off my own efforts
After it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession
The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit... a reputation, character.
I believe in an all-wise and all-loving God, named by whatever name, and that the individual's highest fulfillment, greatest happiness and widest usefulness are to be found in living in harmony with His will.
I believe that love is the greatest thing in the world; that it alone can overcome hate; that right can and will triumph over might
If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it.
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
I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything
The day of combination is here to stay. Individualism has gone, never to return.

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Great words from a great man.