" I was 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 everyday."
- John D. Rockefeller
Currently reading Ron Chernow's biography of John D.Rockefeller. This guy is an absolute legend. If Standard Oil were to remain as a company today. It would have consisted of ExxonMobil, Chevron and ConocoPhillips combined, which is 3 of the top 5 companies on the Fortune 500. As a percentage of United States GDP, no other American fortune amassed including those of Sam Walton and Bill Gates combined would even come close. This was probably the greatest amount of absolute wealth that any self-made person could amass by his own hands. A controversial character through and through, extremely philantrophic in terms personal life but ruthlessly efficient when it comes to business. It is not hard to imagine the critical role that he played in propelling America's ascension to supremacy as a world superpower.
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