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Rockefeller viewed his philanthropy through the lens of his business, and it really mirrored the Industrial Revolution. It was highly centralized, it was top…

— Jacqueline Novogratz

Bill Gates wants people to think he's Edison, when he's really Rockefeller. Referring to Gates as the smartest man in America isn't right... wealth…

— Larry Ellison

John D. Rockefeller wanted to dominate oil, but Microsoft wants it all, you name it: cable, media, banking, car dealerships.

— Ralph Nader

Rockefeller made his money in oil, which he discovered at the bottom of wells. Oil was considered crude in those days, but so was…

— Richard Armour

My final comment is that I still believe this man [John D. Rockefeller] is corrupt and he used unfair ways to become wealthy, all…

— Ida Tarbell

If I was as rich as Rockefeller I'd be richer than Rockefeller, because I'd do a bit of window cleaning on the side.

— Ronnie Barker

David Rockefeller is the most conspicuous representative today of the ruling class, a multinational fraternity of men who shape the global economy and manage…

— Bill Moyers

[John D. Rockefeller] didn't care about anyone he did anything just to be rich and be the only company standing without any competition. He…

— Ida Tarbell

“A function of Rockefeller’s personality: resilient, adaptable, calm, brilliant. He could not be rattled—not by economic crisis, not by a glittery mirage of false…

— Ryan Holiday

Where would the Rockefellers be today if old John D. had gone on selling short-weight kerosene ... to widows and orphans instead of wisely…

— S. J. Perelman

“They were afraid,” said Rockefeller, “of having to spend money that they couldn’t prove to themselves they would actually need to spend.” Rockefeller”

— Ted Koppel

I think very few people still understand the distinction between CEOs on Wall Street and the hedge-fund billionaires operating separately.

— Damian Lewis