John D. Rockefeller was one of the wealthiest and most influential people in American history.
Born on July 8, 1839, John D. Rockefeller was destined to become a successful businessman. With his father’s wealth of $28,000 and $100,000 from his business partnership with his brother William, John became a millionaire by age 25. He also had an impressive career as a philanthropist during the late 1800s and early 1900s.
John D. Rockefeller is one of America’s most famous businessmen and philanthropists in history – he has the distinction of being the first billionaire in America. One of his successes was his ability to break down industry giants like Standard Oil into smaller parts that individual customers or small businesses could purchase.
Here are his most inspirational quotes to motivate you never to stop working hard for what you want to change in your life and the world.
49 John D. Rockefeller Quotes On Success
“How much money does it take to make a man happy? Just one more dollar.” ― John D. Rockefeller
“I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty.” ― John D. Rockefeller
“I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.” ― John D. Rockefeller
“Giving should be entered into in just the same way as investing. Giving is investing.” ― John D. Rockefeller
“The secret to success is to do the common things uncommonly well.”― John D. Rockefeller
“I believe that it is my duty to make money and use it for the benefit of my neighbors. This is what my conscience tells me.”
“I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people’s efforts than 100% of my own efforts.” ― John D. Rockefeller
“Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity and obligation; Every possession a duty.” ― John D. Rockefeller
“I have ways of making money that you know nothing of.” ― John D. Rockefeller
“After it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession. – John D. Rockefeller
“It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy.” ― John D. Rockefeller
“I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.” ― John D. Rockefeller
“A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds. – John D. Rockefeller
“Perseverance can overcome all obstacles. Even the laws of nature cannot stop it.” ― John D. Rockefeller
“You know the only thing that brings me pleasure? To see my dividends.” ― John D. Rockefeller
“The common denominator for success is work.” ― John D. Rockefeller
“The poorest man I know is the man who has nothing but money.” ― John D. Rockefeller
“If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it.” ― John D. Rockefeller
“He who works all day has no time to make money.” ― John D. Rockefeller
“Get rich by taking something common and making it uncommon.” ― John D. Rockefeller
“A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.” ― John D. Rockefeller
“The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well.” ― John D. Rockefeller
“The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets – John D. Rockefeller
“Do not many of us who fail to achieve big things … fail because we lack concentration — the art of concentrating the mind on the thing to be done at the proper time and to the exclusion of everything else? – John D. Rockefeller
“Nobody does anything if he can get anybody else to do it.” ― John D. Rockefeller
“Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” ― John D. Rockefeller
“Own nothing, control everything.” ― John D. Rockefeller
“If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.” ― John D. Rockefeller
“The road to happiness lies in two simple principles; find what it is that interests you and that you can do well, and when you find it put your whole soul into it every bit of energy and ambition and natural ability you have.” ― John D. Rockefeller
“I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living.” ― John D. Rockefeller
“Competition is a sin.” ― John D. Rockefeller
“Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty. – John D. Rockefeller
“Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one’s aim.” ― John D. Rockefeller
“The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or cofee and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun.” ― John D. Rockefeller
“The success of each is dependent upon the success of the other. – John D. Rockefeller
“Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know you are doing the right thing.” ― John D. Rockefeller
“A man’s wealth must be determined by the relation of his desires and expenditures to his income. If he feels rich on ten dollars, and has everything else he desires, he really is rich. – John D. Rockefeller
“The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit… a reputation, character.” ― John D. Rockefeller
“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.” ― John D. Rockefeller
“Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.” ― John D. Rockefeller
“Success comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed” – John D. Rockefeller
“A man has no right to occupy another man’s time unnecessarily.” ― John D. Rockefeller
“Don’t blame the marketing department. The buck stops with the chief executive.” ― John D. Rockefeller
“Don’t be afraid to give up the good and go for the great.” ― John D. Rockefeller
“It is very important to remember what other people tell you, not so much what you yourself already know.”― John D. Rockefeller
“The most important thing fo a young man is to establish a credit, a reputation, and character.” ― John D. Rockefeller
“Save when you can and not when you have to.” ― John D. Rockefeller
“Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you’ll be able to see farther.”― John D. Rockefeller
“The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets.” ― John D. Rockefeller
