Samuel Kinsey > Samuel's Quotes

“Enthusiasm makes up for a host of deficiencies.”
― Barack Obama, A Promised Land

“I've read hundreds of books about China over the decades. I know the Chinese. I've made a lot of money with the Chinese. I understand the Chinese mind.”
― Donald Trump, The Art of the Deal

“I discovered, for the first time but not the last, that politicians don’t care too much what things cost. It’s not their money.”
― Donald J. Trump, Trump: The Art of the Deal

“And if it can’t be fun, what’s the point?”
― Donald Trump, Trump: The Art of the Deal

“I don’t hire a lot of number-crunchers, and I don’t trust fancy marketing surveys. I do my own surveys and draw my own conclusions.”
― Donald Trump, Trump: The Art of the Deal

“Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.”
― John D. Rockefeller

“I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty.

I believe that the law was made for man and not man for the law; that government is the servant of the people and not their master.

I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living.

I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living and that economy is a prime requisite of a sound financial structure, whether in government, business or personal affairs.

I believe that truth and justice are fundamental to an enduring social order.

I believe in the sacredness of a promise, that a man's word should be as good as his bond, that character—not wealth or power or position—is of supreme worth.

I believe that the rendering of useful service is the common duty of mankind and that only in the purifying fire of sacrifice is the dross of selfishness consumed and the greatness of the human soul set free.

I believe in an all-wise and all-loving God, named by whatever name, and that the individual's highest fulfillment, greatest happiness and widest usefulness are to be found in living in harmony with His will.

I believe that love is the greatest thing in the world; that it alone can overcome hate; that right can and will triumph over might.”
― John D. Rockefeller

“I do not think there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.”
― John D. Rockefeller

“A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship”
― John D. Rockefeller

“The secret to success is to do the common things uncommonly well.”
― John D. Rockefeller

“I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.”
― John D. Rockefeller

“The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit . . . a reputation, character.”
― John D. Rockefeller

“Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.”
― John D. Rockefeller

“The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee. And I will pay more for that ability.”
― John D. Rockefeller

“I was early taught to work as well as play,
My life has been one long, happy holiday;
Full of work and full of play-
I dropped the worry on the way-
And God was good to me every day.”
― John D. rockefeller

“Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know you are doing the right thing.”
― John D. Rockefeller

“I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty.”
― John D. Rockefeller

“If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.”
― John D. Rockefeller

“A man has no right to occupy another man’s time unnecessarily”
― John D. Rockefeller

“I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.”
― John D. Rockefeller

“Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one's aim.”
― John D. Rockefeller Jr. 1874

“Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you'll be able to see farther.”
― John D. Rockefeller

“If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it.”
― John D. Rockefeller

“A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never failing spring in the desert.”
― Andrew Carnegie

“As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.”
― Andrew Carnegie

“People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.”
― Andrew Carnegie

“If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes.”
― Andrew Carnegie

“A man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled.”
― Andrew Carnegie

“No man becomes rich unless he enriches others.”
― Andrew Carnegie

“Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.”
― Andrew Carnegie