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John D. Rockefeller quotes

1839-1937 · Business and entrepreneurs

Founder of Standard Oil and a major American philanthropist.

4 quotes, 1 traced to where Rockefeller said or wrote them.

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The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit, a reputation, character.
As quoted in The Men Who Are Making America by B. C. Forbes (1917)
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Try to turn every disaster into an opportunity.
As quoted in The Rockefellers by Peter Collier and David Horowitz (1976)
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I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.
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If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it.

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