William Rockefeller

"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."

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

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

"The habit of saving is itself an education."

"A friendship founded on business is a good deal better than a business founded on friendship."

"I do not think there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance."

"The most important thing is the mission. Without it, you're just going through the motions."

"Success is a result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure."

"I always try to turn every disaster into an opportunity."

"There is nothing I enjoy more than seeing young men push their way up."

"The older I get, the more I realize the importance of exercising influence rather than power."

"In the long run, the market is a weighing machine."

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

"Generosity is the flower of justice."

"I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand."

"The secret of business is knowing something that nobody else knows."

"Peace comes from understanding, not from force."

"In a changing world, adaptation is survival."

"The greatest gift you can give your family is your time."

"Faith is the foundation of all great achievements."

"I have always believed that the way to get ahead is to exert yourself and to think always of something higher and better."

"The measure of a man's character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out."

"Money is only useful when it is put to work."

"The principle of all successful effort is to concentrate."

"To be successful, you must be willing to take risks."

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

"Every person is the architect of their own fortune."

"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment."

"The best education is the one you give yourself."

"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work."