John Davison Rockefeller citáty
John Davison Rockefeller
Datum narození: 8. červenec 1839
Datum úmrtí: 23. květen 1937
Další jména:Джон Дэвисон Рокфеллер
John Davison Rockefeller byl americký průmyslník.
Citáty John Davison Rockefeller
„I believe the power to make money is a gift of God … to be developed and used to the best of our ability for the good of mankind.“
— John D. Rockefeller
Context: I believe the power to make money is a gift of God … to be developed and used to the best of our ability for the good of mankind. Having been endowed with the gift I possess, I believe it is my duty to make money and still more money and to use the money I make for the good of my fellow man according to the dictates of my conscience.
Interview with William Hoster, quoted in God's Gold (1932) by John T. Flynn
„Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great“
— John D. Rockefeller
Earliest citation found in Google Books is from [https://books.google.com/books?id=bdTko5oHTd4C&pg=PA25&dq=%22give+up+the+good+to+go+for+the+great%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiH2e_QivXLAhUps4MKHdf0A9wQ6AEIHTAA#v=onepage&q=%22give%20up%20the%20good%20to%20go%20for%20the%20great%22&f=false 1993], where it is attributed to country-music singer Kenny Rogers. Not found attributed to Rockefeller until [https://books.google.com/books?id=F7OGT9WTiPQC&pg=PA24&dq=%22give+up+the+good%22+%22go+for+the+great%22+rockefeller&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjw_rb9ivXLAhXrmoMKHbgHBqkQ6wEIHjAA#v=onepage&q=%22give%20up%20the%20good%22%20%22go%20for%20the%20great%22%20rockefeller&f=false 2006].
„I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance.“
— John D. Rockefeller
Context: I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.
As quoted in How They Succeeded (1901) by Orison Swett Marden
„I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.“
— John D. Rockefeller
As quoted in Classic Wisdom for the Professional Life (2010) by Bryan Curtis, p. 75
„The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit — a reputation, character.“
— John D. Rockefeller
The Men Who Are Making America (1918) by Bertie Charles Forbes
„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.“
— John D. Rockefeller
Attributed in How to Win Friends and Influence People (1937) by Dale Carnegie
„I have ways of making money that you know nothing of.“
— John D. Rockefeller
As quoted by Isaac Hewitt (1879) in testimony to the New York Assembly. Rockefeller doubted that he said this, according to John D. : The Founding Father of the Rockefellers (1980) by David Freeman Hawke; this is reminiscent of the remark attributed to Jesus in John 4:32: "I have meat to eat that ye know not of." (KJV)/"I have food to eat that you know nothing about." (NIV)
„The impression was gaining ground with me that it was a good thing to let the money be my slave and not make myself a slave to money.“
— John D. Rockefeller
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