John D. Rockefeller

I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.

— John D. Rockefeller

Many of the deficiencies of our economic system could be alleviated if ways were found to broaden the ownership of the means…

— John D. Rockefeller

Save when you can and not when you have to.

— John D. Rockefeller

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

— John D. Rockefeller

The common denominator for success is work.

— John D. Rockefeller

Our cup will truly run over only after we have sealed the character cracks.

— John D. Rockefeller

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

— John D. Rockefeller

The secret of success is to get up early, work late and strike oil.

— John D. Rockefeller

A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.

— John D. Rockefeller

I had to work my way up to be where I am now. All these companies could have done the same.

— John D. Rockefeller

Taxation has its limitations as a method of achieving better economic distribution since for this purpose it is essentially remedial. We must…

— John D. Rockefeller

Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It's to see my dividends coming in.

— John D. Rockefeller

When Prohibition was introduced, I hoped that it would be widely supported by public opinion and the day would soon come when…

— John D. Rockefeller

It has always been my rule in business to make everything count.

— John D. Rockefeller

Never think you need to apologize for asking someone to give to a worthy cause, any more than as though you were…

— John D. Rockefeller

When a man has accumulated a sum of money, accumulated it within the law, the Government has no right to share in…

— John D. Rockefeller

The day of combination is here to stay. Individualism has gone, never to return.

— John D. Rockefeller

Success comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed

— John D. Rockefeller

Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know you are doing the right thing.

— John D. Rockefeller

Money is a way of keeping COUNT on how well you're doing in business.

— John D. Rockefeller

The person with big talk and big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts. I believe that the law…

— John D. Rockefeller

I have nothing else to say other than I wasn't corrupt, unfair, or greedy. I was smart when it came to making…

— John D. Rockefeller

Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.

— John D. Rockefeller

I never would have been able to tithe the first million dollars I ever made if I had not tithed my first…

— John D. Rockefeller

I believe the power to make money is a gift from God...to be developed and used to the best of our ability…

— John D. Rockefeller