John D. Rockefeller Quotes

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

“The American Beauty Rose can be produced in the splendor and fragrance which bring cheer to its beholder only by sacrificing the early buds which grow up around it. This is not an evil tendency in business. It is merely the working-out of a law of nature and a law of God.”

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

“Competition is a sin.”

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

“When a man has accumulated a sum of money, accumulated it within the law, the Government has no right to share in its earnings.”

“I have ways of making money that you know nothing of.”

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

“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.”

“The common denominator for success is work.”

“Who is the poorest man in the world? I tell you, the poorest man I know of is the man who has nothing but money.”

“I was born into it and there was nothing I could do about it. It was there, like air or food, or any other element. The only question with wealth is what you do with it.”