I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living. John D. Rockefeller More Quotes by John D. Rockefeller More Quotes From John D. Rockefeller Often-times the most difficult competition comes, not from the strong, the intelligent, the conservative competitor, but from the man who is holding on by the eyelids and is ignorant of his costs, and anyway he's got to keep running or bust! John D. Rockefeller intelligentstrongrunning 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? John D. Rockefeller beatscompetitionsmart Oh, how blessed young men are who have to struggle for a foundation and beginning in life. John D. Rockefeller blessedstrugglemen Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it. John D. Rockefeller charityindependentmotivational It has always been my rule in business to make everything count. John D. Rockefeller The success of each is dependent upon the success of the other. John D. Rockefeller dependentwinningreality A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship. John D. Rockefeller successinspirationalfriendship The common denominator for success is work. John D. Rockefeller workplacecommonmotivational The day of combination is here to stay. Individualism has gone, never to return. John D. Rockefeller individualismreturngone Get rich by taking something common and making it uncommon. John D. Rockefeller uncommonrichcommon 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. John D. Rockefeller moneyreligiousbelieve Save when you can and not when you have to. John D. Rockefeller I have made many millions but they have brought me no happiness. John D. Rockefeller millionsmade Be sure that you are not deceiving yourself at any time about actual conditions. John D. Rockefeller deceiving-yourselfdeceivingreality A friendship built on business can be glorious, while a business built on friendship can be murder. John D. Rockefeller gloriousbuiltmurder My mother was given to a typical question: "We have always done this. Why should we do anything else?" But my wife's typical question was "We have always done this. Why don't we do it another way or, better still, why not do something else?" John D. Rockefeller typicalwifemother The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit... a reputation, character. John D. Rockefeller responsibilitysuccesscharacter When Prohibition was introduced, I hoped that it would be widely supported by public opinion and the day would soon come when the evil effects of alcohol would be recognised. I have slowly and reluctantly come to believe that this has not been the result. Instead, drinking has generally increased; the speakeasy has replaced the saloon; a vast army of lawbreakers has appeared; many of our best citizens have openly ignored Prohibition; respect for the law has been greatly lessened; and crime has increased to a level never seen before. John D. Rockefeller winedrinkingbelieve Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know you are doing the right thing. John D. Rockefeller singleness-of-purposebusinessresponsibility I don't want a nation of thinkers, I want a nation of workers John D. Rockefeller thinkerhistoricalwant
