John D. Rockefeller Jr.

"Whatever I do in the future will be influenced by my conviction that this principle is right."

"The purpose of money is to secure life and happiness."

"I have no complex about wealth and I think it is a right thing to have it."

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and knowledge."

"Men are not justified by their thinking themselves so; they are justified by their works."

"The most difficult thing in any negotiation, almost, is making sure that you put yourself completely into the other fellow's place."

"Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of charity."

"Time is a precious thing; don't squander it."

"The capacity for hard work and self-discipline is what separates the successful from the rest."

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

"Wealth is not without its responsibilities."

"The man who never made a mistake never tried anything new."

"I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy."

"Life should be lived with enthusiasm and purpose."

"The individual who can do something that the world wants done will, in the end, make a living and succeed."

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

"Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education."

"Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life."

"The mind, once stretched by a new experience, never returns to its original dimensions."

"Patience is a virtue that cannot be learned too early."

"Business and religion must not be kept in separate compartments."

"The greatest religion is to be true to this life, to make the most of what is here and now."

"I believe that the ability to manage people is one of the greatest talents."

"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul."

"The obligation to share knowledge and experience with others is something I have always felt strongly about."

"When you are disposed to be generous and good in any situation, it is usually met with goodness in return."

"The test of a first rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time."

"I have found that the most successful men and women are those who refuse to give up."

"Benevolence is the characteristic of the truly great man."

"Freedom is not something that one people can bestow on another as a present."