| |  | | | | | Quotations by author » John D. Rockefeller
American Industrialist and Philanthropist, founder of the Standard Oil Company, 1839-1937 | | Quotes: 21 - 28 of 28 | Pages: First Previous 1 2 | | | | | | Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one's aim. | | Uncategorized | | | 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. | | Uncategorized | | | The most important thing for a young man is to establish credit - a reputation and character. | | Men; Reputation | | | The only question with wealth is, what do you do with it? | | Uncategorized | | | The person who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won't succeed; you must have a larger ambition. There is no mystery in business success. If you do each day's task successfully, and stay faithfully within these natural operations of commercial laws which I talk so much about, and keep your head clear, you will come out all right. | | Uncategorized | | | The person who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won’t succeed; you must have a larger ambition. | | Uncategorized | | | The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets. | | Money | | | [But longtime friend and competitor Robert Johnson, who founded BET, says,] To me, his achievements would rival those of any business person in America, ... He had charisma, tenacity and passion to convince people that there was such a thing as a black consumer market. | | Uncategorized | | | | | | | |
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