John D. Rockefeller Quotes

Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great

I believe it is a religious duty to get all the money you can, fairly and honestly; to keep all you can, and to give away all you can.

Good management consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.

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.

Wealth isn't a distinction. If I have no other achievement to my credit than the accumulation of wealth, then I have made a poor success of my life.

A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship

A man has no right to occupy another man’s time unnecessarily

Believe that you can do it. Believing in oneself and having confidence are essential for achieving success.

We must ever remember we are refining oil for the poor man and he must have it cheap and good.

The man who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won't succeed; you must have a larger ambition.

Ci sono persone che sognano il successo e altre che restano sveglie per ottenerlo.

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.

I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity

I had a horror of the danger of arrogance. What a pitiful thing it is when a man lets a little temporary success spoil him, warp his judgment, and he forgets what he is!

Never, never sell yourself cheaply. Everyone is a product of his thoughts, thinking about small goals, will lead to small results. Thinking of great goals will win great success. And great ideas and big plans usually come easier than small ones, at least it will not be more difficult.