John D Rockefeller on Creativity Quotes

"The person who starts simply with the idea of getting rich won't succeed; you must have a larger ambition."

"I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand."

"Good management consists in showing average people how to do the work of superior people."

"I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure."

"Is it not a duty for a man to make all the money he can and to keep all he can and to give away all he can?"

"I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance."

"I never had an ambition to make a fortune... I had an ambition to build."

"Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life."

"The only thing which is of lasting benefit to a man is that which he does for himself."

"Success comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed."

"Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know you are doing the right thing."

"The success of each is dependent upon the success of the other."

"If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success."

"Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you'll be able to see farther."

"A man has no right to occupy another man's time unnecessarily."

"I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty."

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

"It is very important to remember what other people tell you, not so much what you tell them."

"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 always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity."

"Giving is the secret to a healthy life. Not necessarily money, but your time, your love, your service."

"I have ways of making money that you know nothing of."

"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."

"A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship."

"Character, not wealth, power, or position, is of supreme worth."

"Do not be afraid to give up the good to go for the great."

"Giving should be entered into in just the same way as investing. Giving is investing."

"I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making was never my goal. I had an ambition to build."

"Our cup will truly run over only after we have sealed the character cracks."

"The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit—a reputation, character."

"I believe that love is the greatest thing in the world; that it alone can overcome hate."

"I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living."