Best 92 quotes of John D. Rockefeller on MyQuotes

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

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.

Believing that fundamental conditions of the country are sound and there is nothing in the business situation to warrant the destruction of values that has taken place on the exchanges during the past week, my son and I have for some days been purchasing sound common stocks. We are continuing and will continue our purchases in substantial amounts at levels which we believe represent sound investment values.

Believing that fundamental conditions of the country are sound ... my son and I have for some days been purchasing sound common stocks

Be sure that you are not deceiving yourself at any time about actual conditions.

Capital and labor are both wild forces which require intelligent legislation to hold them in restriction.

Character - not wealth, power, or position - is the supreme word.

Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.

Competition is a sin.

Do not many of us who fail to achieve big things. . .fail because we lack concentration--the art of concentrating the mind on the thing to be done at the proper time and to the exclusion of everything else?

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

Don't blame the marketing department. The buck stops with the chief executive.

Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.

Get rich by taking something common and making it uncommon.

Giving is the secret to a healthy life. Not necessarily money, but whatever a person has to give of encouragement, sympathy, and understanding.

God gave me my money. I believe the power to make money is a gift from God . to be developed and used to the best of our ability for the good of mankind. Having been endowed with the gift I possess, I believe it is my duty to make money and still more money and to use the money I make for the good of my fellow man according to the dictates of my conscience.

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

Homeopathy is a progressive and aggressive step in medicine.

How much money does it take to make a man happy? Just one more dollar.

I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.

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.

I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

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.

I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living.

I believe the power to make money is a gift from God...to be developed and used to the best of our ability for the good of mankind.

I believe the power to make money is a gift of God.

I cheat my boys every chance I get. I trade with the boys and skin 'em and I just beat 'em every time I can. I want to make 'em sharp.

I don't want a nation of thinkers, I want a nation of workers

If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.

I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build.

I have long been profoundly convinced that in the very nature of things, employers and employees are partners, not enemies; that their interests are common not opposed; that in the long run the success of each is dependent upon the success of the other.

I have nothing else to say other than I wasn't corrupt, unfair, or greedy. I was smart when it came to making decisions for my company, and I wasn't greedy. I gave to others in charity and donated money to fund programs. I have nothing else to say.

I have no use for men who fail. The cause of their failure is no business of mine, but I want successful men as my associates.

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.

I'm glad I wrote the book to show what I found out about the [ Standard Oil Company]. I'm glad many people read my book and found out the truth.

I never placed my head upon the pillow at night without reminding myself that my success might only be temporary.

I never said that I wanted to be the only company, is it my fault that I ran my company well? Wouldn't you want the best for your company? Also consider that I started of small.

I raised my prices since there wasn't any competition it was just the smart thing to do. Why would I keep my prices up if their wasn't anyone to beat?

I shall use such influence as I have in emphasizing the basic truths common to all denominations, in lowering denominational barriers and in promoting effective cooperation among Christians of whatever creed.

I should say in general the advantage of education is to better fit a man for life's work. I would advise young men to take a college course, as a rule, but think some are just as well off with a thorough business training.

I think it is a man's duty to make all the money he can, keep all that he can and give away all that he can.

It is very important to remember what other people tell you, not so much what you yourself already know.

It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy.

I wanted the best for my company, I had to do what I did to succeed. Everyone was lowering their prices to beat there competition so I did the same I eventually beat my competition.

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 everyday.

I was trained from the beginning to work, to save, and to give.

I was trained from the beginning to work, to save. I have always regarded it a as a religious duty to get all I could honorably and to give all I could.

I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people's efforts than 100% of my own efforts.

I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.

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