John D. Rockefeller

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

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

"The secret to success is to do the common things uncommonly well."

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

"Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one's aim."

"Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people."

"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."

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

"I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people's efforts than 100% of my own efforts."