I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity. - John D. Rockefeller
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I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.
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John D. Rockefeller
John Davison Rockefeller (8 July 1839 – 23 May 1937) was an American business tycoon, industrialist, and book-keeper, most famous for his role in the early petroleum-industry and the founding of Standard Oil. Measured in today's dollars, Rockefeller is the richest person in the history of mankind. He was also the first billionaire (in US dollars) in history. With his son John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and his advisor Frederick Taylor Gates, he established the Rockefeller Foundation, "to promote the well-being of mankind throughout the world."
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John Davison Rockefeller
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John Davison Rockefeller sr.
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J.D. Rockefeller
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J. D. Rockefeller
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John Davison Rockefeller Sr.
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John D. Rockefeller Sr.
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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 every day.
