John D. Rockefeller

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

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

"Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise."

"I don't want to make money. I want to make a difference."

"The day of the great consolidator has come."

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

"The more you give, the more you will receive."

"Every great achievement was once considered impossible."

"I have made many mistakes in my life, but I have learned from all of them."

"Integrity pays in the long run."

"The question is not how much can I make, but how much can I give."

"God gave me my money. I believe the power to make money is a gift to be developed."

"Success is having to worry about every damn thing in the world except money."

"The true measure of a man is not what he does in moments of comfort and convenience, but what he does in times of challenge."

"Beware of the man who is too good; he is generally too weak."

"Education is the most powerful tool you can use to change the world."

"I believe in the dignity of labor."

"To move people, you need to move with them."

"The acquisition of wealth is no longer my chief pleasure."

"Whatever you do, do it well."

"Thinking is the capital of the capitalist."

"I believe in the power of education to transform lives."

"The most unhappy man on Earth is he who has nothing but money."

"Cooperation is the law of the universe."

"Give, but give wisely."

"Your wealth is measured not in what you accumulate, but in what you contribute."

"I found wagering to be an awful waste of time and money."

"Do your duty by the men under you, and then see that they do their duty by you."

"The secret is this: Every man has something to sell."

"I have always believed that the man who has not laid up something for the future is not worthy of help."