A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.
John D. RockefellerRead
Do not many of us who fail to achieve big things. . .fail because we lack concentration--the art of concentrating the mind on the thing to be done at the proper time and to the exclusion of everything else?
Interpretation
What this quote means
Concentration is essential for achieving significant goals.
In this quote, John D. Rockefeller emphasizes that many individuals fail to accomplish their larger ambitions due to a lack of focus. He highlights the importance of concentrating one's mind on the task at hand at the right moment, suggesting that distractions can hinder success.
Themes
FocusConcentrationSuccessAchievementMindfulness
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech to students, one could say this quote to stress the importance of staying focused on their goals.
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The person who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won't succeed; you must have a larger ambition. There is no mystery in business success. If you do each day's task successfully, and stay faithfully within these natural operations of commercial laws which I talk so much about, and keep your head clear, you will come out all right.
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