John D. Rockefeller

The person who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won't
succeed; you must have a larger ambition. read more

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.

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

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

The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar
or coffee and I will pay more read more

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.

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

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

I have no use for men who fail. The cause of their failure is no business of mine, but I read more

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.