John D. Rockefeller was an American industrialist and philanthropist who revolutionized the oil industry in the late 19th century. He was a visionary leader, a brilliant strategist, and a man of great ambition and determination. Throughout his life, Rockefeller shared his wisdom and insights on success, work, and life through his speeches and writings. His words continue to inspire and motivate people to this day, as they offer a glimpse into the mind of one of the greatest entrepreneurs and humanitarians of all time. In this collection of inspirational John D Rockefeller quotes for work and success, you will find wisdom that can help you achieve your goals, overcome obstacles, and live a fulfilling life.
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Best Inspirational John D. Rockefeller Quotes
1. “Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It’s to see my dividends coming in.” ― John D. Rockefeller
2. “Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” ― John D. Rockefeller
3. “I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people’s efforts than 100% of my own efforts.” ― John D. Rockefeller
4. “If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.” ― John D. Rockefeller
5. “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.” ― John D. Rockefeller
6. “The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets.” ― John D. Rockefeller
7. “A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.” ― John D. Rockefeller
8. “Competition is a sin.” ― John D. Rockefeller
9. “I have ways of making money that you know nothing of.” ― John D. Rockefeller
10. “Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.” ― John D. Rockefeller
11. “Don’t blame the marketing department. The buck stops with the chief executive.” ― John D. Rockefeller
12. “Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.” ― John D. Rockefeller
13. “Giving should be entered into in just the same way as investing. Giving is investing.” ― John D. Rockefeller
14. “Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.” ― John D. Rockefeller
15. “Good management consists in showing average people how to do the work of superior people.” ― John D. Rockefeller
16. “I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.” ― John D. Rockefeller
John D Rockefeller Quotes on Success
17. “If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it.” ― John D. Rockefeller
18. “It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy.” ― John D. Rockefeller
19. “Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one’s aim.” ― John D. Rockefeller
20. “The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit… a reputation, character.” ― John D. Rockefeller
21. “There is nothing in this world that can compare with the Christian fellowship; nothing that can satisfy but Christ.” ― John D. Rockefeller
22. “Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know you are doing the right thing.” ― John D. Rockefeller
23. “This Sunday School has been of help to me, greater perhaps than any other force in my Christian life, and I can ask no better things for you than that you, and all that shall come after you in this great band of workers for Christ, shall receive the same measure of blessedness which I have been permitted to have.” ― John D. Rockefeller
24. “I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.” ― John D. Rockefeller
25. “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.” ― John D. Rockefeller
26. “The only question with wealth is, what do you do with it?” ― John D. Rockefeller
27. “We can never learn too much of His will towards us, too much of His messages and His advice. The Bible is His word and its study gives at once the foundation for our faith and an inspiration to battle onward in the fight against the tempter.” ― John D. Rockefeller
28. “After it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession.” ― John D. Rockefeller
29. “And we are never too old to study the Bible. Each time the lessons are studied comes some new meaning, some new thought which will make us better.” ― John D. Rockefeller
30. “I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” ― John D. Rockefeller
31. “I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty.” ― John D. Rockefeller
32. “I believe that the law was made for man and not man for the law; that government is the servant of the people and not their master.” ― John D. Rockefeller
Famous John D Rockefeller Quotes For Work
33. “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.” ― John D. Rockefeller
34. “I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living and that economy is a prime requisite of a sound financial structure, whether in government, business or personal affairs.” ― John D. Rockefeller
35. “I believe that truth and justice are fundamental to an enduring social order.” ― John D. Rockefeller
36. “I believe in the sacredness of a promise, that a man’s word should be as good as his bond, that character—not wealth or power or position—is of supreme worth.” ― John D. Rockefeller
37. “I believe that the rendering of useful service is the common duty of mankind and that only in the purifying fire of sacrifice is the dross of selfishness consumed and the greatness of the human soul set free.” ― John D. Rockefeller
38. “I believe in an all-wise and all-loving God, named by whatever name, and that the individual’s highest fulfillment, greatest happiness and widest usefulness are to be found in living in harmony with His will.” ― John D. Rockefeller
39. “I believe that love is the greatest thing in the world; that it alone can overcome hate; that right can and will triumph over might.” ― John D. Rockefeller
40. “I do not think there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.” ― John D. Rockefeller
41. “The secret to success is to do the common things uncommonly well.” ― John D. Rockefeller
42. “I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.” ― John D. Rockefeller
43. “A man has no right to occupy another man’s time unnecessarily” ― John D. Rockefeller
44. “Success comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed.” ― John D. Rockefeller
45. “It is one thing to stand on the comfortable ground of placid inaction and put forth words of cynical wisdom, and another to plunge into the work itself and through strenuous experience earn the right to express strong conclusions.” ― John D. Rockefeller
46. “It is very important to remember what other people tell you, not so much what you yourself already know.” ― John D. Rockefeller
47. “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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