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Quotes By John Davison Rockefeller

John D. Rockefeller

Birth :- July 8, 1839 (Richford, New York)

Death :- May 23, 1937 (Ormond, Florida)

Occupation :- Industrialist

                        Philanthropist

John D. Rockefeller was one of the most successful industrialists in the history of the United States And The Richest Person In The History Of Mankind. His creation of the powerful Standard Oil Trust in the late nineteenth century greatly changed the course of business in the country. Rockefeller was a disciplined, serious, and ambitious man, driven by a desire for order and efficiency.

Here Are Some Of His Best Quotes :-

1. “The person who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won’t succeed; you must have a larger ambition.”-- John D. Rockefeller

2. “If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.”-- John D. Rockefeller

3. “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.” 
-- John D. Rockefeller

4. “Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.”-- John D. Rockefeller

5. “I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity an obligation; every possession a duty.”-- John D. Rockefeller

6. “I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living.”-- John D. Rockefeller

7. “The only question with wealth is, what do you do with it?”-- John D. Rockefeller

8. “Competition is a sin.”-- John D. Rockefeller

9. “Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one's aim.”-- John D. Rockefeller

10. “I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”-- John D. Rockefeller


11. "A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship." -- John D. Rockefeller


12. "After it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession." -- John D. Rockefeller


13.  "Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it." -- John D. Rockefeller

14. "Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It's to see my dividends coming in." -- John D. Rockefeller


15. "Don't blame the marketing department. The buck stops with the chief executive." -- John D. Rockefeller

16. "Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty." -- John D. Rockefeller

17. "Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people." -- John D. Rockefeller

18. "I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity." -- John D. Rockefeller

19. "I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living." -- John D. Rockefeller

20. "I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure." -- 

John D. Rockefeller

21. "I have ways of making money that you know nothing of." -- John D. Rockefeller

22. "I know of nothing more despicable and pathetic than a man who devotes all the hours of the waking day to the making of money for money's sake." -- John D. Rockefeller

23. "I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people's efforts than 100% of my own efforts." -- John D. Rockefeller

24. "If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it." -- John D. Rockefeller

25. "It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy." -- John D. Rockefeller

26. "Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know you are doing the right thing." -- John D. Rockefeller

27. "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." -- 

John D. Rockefeller

28. "The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit... a reputation, character." -- John D. Rockefeller

29. "The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets." -- John D. Rockefeller

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