My mother was given to a ...

My mother was given to a typical question: "We have always done this. Why should we do anything else?" But my wife's typical question was "We have always done this. Why don't we do it another way or, better still, why not do something else?
 John D. Rockefeller

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The task is simple. We will organize children and teach them in a perfect way the things their fathers and mothers are doing in an imperfect way.
 John D. Rockefeller
Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
 John D. Rockefeller
I believe the power to make money is a gift from God...to be developed and used to the best of our ability for the good of mankind.
 John D. Rockefeller
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 John D. Rockefeller
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 John D. Rockefeller