The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.

The men who have succeeded are men who have chosen one line and stuck to it.

Whatever I engage in, I must push inordinately.

The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell.

The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised.

You must capture and keep the heart of the original and supremely able man before his brain can do its best.

As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.

Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.

There is no class so pitiably wretched as that which possesses money and nothing else.