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. - John D. Rockefeller

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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.

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About 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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Birth Name: John Davison Rockefeller
Alternative Names: J.D. Rockefeller J. D. Rockefeller John Davison Rockefeller Sr. John D. Rockefeller Sr.
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I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build.

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