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I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.

— John D. Rockefeller

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The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit — a reputation, character.

The Men Who Are Making America (1918)

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

Complete Speaker's and Toastmaster's Library (1992)

I know of nothing more despicable and pathetic than a man who devotes all the hours of the waking day to the making of money for money's sake.

Random Reminiscences of Men and Events (1906)

Try to turn every disaster into an opportunity.

The Rockefellers (1976)

It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy.

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