John D. Rockefeller

John D. Rockefeller

14 quotes

Known primarily as an American business magnate, John D. Rockefeller also happens to be one of the most quotable figures in our collection. Whether reflecting on Success or Money, John D. Rockefeller brought uncommon clarity to every subject. Browse 25 quotes by John D. Rockefeller that cover ground from Success, Money, Work, Leadership, and Good. One quote that captures their voice: "The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets."

“And we are never too old to study the Bible. Each time the lessons are studied comes some new meaning, some new thought which will make us better.”

— John D. Rockefeller

Learning

All Quotes by John D. Rockefeller

“Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It's to see my dividends coming in.”

— John D. Rockefeller

Finance

“The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets.”

— John D. Rockefeller

Finance

“A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.”

— John D. Rockefeller

Business

“And we are never too old to study the Bible. Each time the lessons are studied comes some new meaning, some new thought which will make us better.”

— John D. Rockefeller

Learning

“Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one's aim.”

— John D. Rockefeller

Success

“I know of nothing more despicable and pathetic than a man who devotes all the hours of the waking day to the making of money for money's sake.”

— John D. Rockefeller

Money

“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.”

— John D. Rockefeller

Nature

“Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.”

— John D. Rockefeller

Good

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

— John D. Rockefeller

Work

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

— John D. Rockefeller

Motivational

“Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.”

— John D. Rockefeller

Good

“We can never learn too much of His will towards us, too much of His messages and His advice. The Bible is His word and its study gives at once the foundation for our faith and an inspiration to battle onward in the fight against the tempter.”

— John D. Rockefeller

Faith

“I have ways of making money that you know nothing of.”

— John D. Rockefeller

Money

“After it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession.”

— John D. Rockefeller

Religion