John D. Rockefeller Jr.

"Nothing is impossible to the man who will try."

"The secret of getting ahead is getting started."

"I shall never be satisfied that I have done enough for education and research."

"Free competition has proven itself a marvelous sieve."

"I want to make myself as useful as possible to the world."

"The capacity and the will to undertake tasks is more than half the battle."

"I have always endeavored to be honest in every transaction."

"If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it."

"Great wealth is a test of character."

"The principle of prayer is part of the principle of faith."

"I believe that success is a result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure."

"The best security for civilization is the enlightenment of the people."

"Men who build business empires take calculated risks."

"I am convinced that thrift is absolutely essential to success in any walk of life."

"Personal service will always be the greatest advertisement."

"Every right has a corresponding responsibility."

"I have always found that the man who is willing to work is the man who gets ahead."

"The ability to learn is the most important capacity for success."

"I never do today what I can put off until tomorrow."

"Success is more surely achieved through cooperation than through competition."

"I believe in the power of an education that develops the whole person."

"The test of a man is how well he meets opposition."

"I have always believed that the way to build strength is through challenge."

"Sickness, misfortune and poverty are the schools in which great souls learn sympathy."

"A man's true wealth is the good he does in the world."

"The greatest wealth is a peaceful mind."

"I make it my business to know what others know."

"Success comes to those who become success conscious."

"I have always tried to be a man of principle."

"There is no such thing as luck. It is all hard work and determination."