From Poverty to Billions: The John D. Rockefeller Story || Learn English For Beginners✅

"From his very first paycheck, John did something that surprised the people around him. He did not spend his money on things he wanted. He wrote everything down in a small book."

"And in 1870, he created a company that the world would never forget. He called it Standard Oil."

"When he saw a smaller oil company, he went to its owner and made an offer. 'Join me,' he said. 'Sell your company to Standard Oil.'"

"Standard Oil was too powerful. It had too much control. It was not good for the country."

"John owned pieces of all of them. And so, even after the breakup, his wealth continued to grow."

"In the second half of his life, he gave enormous amounts away. He built universities. He created medical research centers."

"Until the end, he believed in what his mother had taught him as a boy. Work hard. Save carefully. Give generously."

"Even as a very young boy, John believed something that most people around him did not. He believed that one day he would be rich."

"John was 16 years old when he got his first real job. He worked as an assistant in a small company in the city of Cleveland, Ohio."

"He loved numbers. He loved knowing exactly how much money came in and how much went out."

"He saw men pulling oil from the ground. He saw that this oil could be cleaned and used as fuel."

"In the second half of his life, he gave enormous amounts away. He built universities. He created medical research centers."