John D. Rockefeller Jr.

"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."

"Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve it!"

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

"The richest man is not he who has the most, but he who wants the least."

"I have made many mistakes in my life, but have never repeated any of them."

"Business is a profession like any other, to be studied and practiced with diligence and honesty."

"Giving is the highest expression of power."

"The secret of success is to do the common thing uncommonly well."

"I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people's efforts than 100% of my own efforts."

"Education is the most important tool for success."

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

"Life is not a matter of chance. It is a matter of choice."

"The best philanthropy is constantly in search of finalities, working toward the day when its philanthropy will no longer be necessary."

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

"The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read."

"Every great achievement was once considered impossible."

"Hard work is the only path to success."

"I never worry about action, but only inaction."

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

"Quality is remembered long after price is forgotten."

"I believe that truth is God's trademark."

"An orderly life enables me to get more out of it."

"Details make the difference between great and ordinary."

"I have always been interested in how and why pioneer settlers had to get along."

"The object of my life has been to make myself useful to others."

"Whatever I engage in, I must push methodically and not by fits and starts."

"I have my faults, but changing my tune is not one of them."

"Every day I am grateful for the privilege of living."

"The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit, but a credit for honesty and fair dealing."

"I was taught to work, not as a means of making a living, but as a path of righteousness."