Rockefeller Quote by Mark Kurlansky

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

“Ultimately Rockefeller's confidence games proved wildly successful. At its height, his fortune outstripped those of all the other robber barons-even Carnegie's, by a hair.…

— Jackson Lears

Years ago, I picked up figure skating. How hard could spins and jumps be, I thought? It's just applied Newtonian physics. After repeatedly falling…

— Michio Kaku

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

“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

Rockefeller and his associates did not build the Standard Oil Co. in the board rooms of Wall Street banks. They fought their way to…

— Ida Tarbell

The amount of poverty and suffering required for a Rockefeller to emerge, and the amount of depravity entailed in the accumulation of a fortune…

— Che Guevara

[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

Sure must be a great consolation to the poor people who lost their stock in the late crash to know that it has fallen…

— Will Rogers

Rockefeller once explained the secret of success. 'Get up early, work late - and strike oil.'

— Joey Adams

“While David runs the financial end of the Rockefeller dynasty, Nelson runs the political. Nelson would like to be President of the United States.…

— Gary Allen

The extraordinary genius of John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie 100 years ago was their recognition that the great wealth they had amassed could…

— Judith Rodin