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"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."
"I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything."

John Davison Rockefeller Sr. was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was one of the wealthiest Americans of all time and one of the richest people in modern history. Rockefeller was born into a large family in Upstate New York who moved several times before eventually settling in Cleveland, Ohio. He became an assistant bookkeeper at age 16 and went into several business partnerships beg
"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."
"It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy."
"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."
"I believe it is a religious duty to get all the money you can, fairly and honestly; to keep all you can, and to give away all you can."
"The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit — a reputation, character."
"The only question with wealth is, what do you do with it?"