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

Give me a man with an average ability but a burning desire to succeed and I will give you a winner in exchange every time.

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.

Mr. Morgan buys his partners; I grow my own.

A business is seldom if ever built up except on lines of strictest integrity.

I spent the first half of my life making money and the second half of my life giving it away to do the most good and the least harm.

I demand riches in definite terms; I have a definite plan for acquiring riches;I am engaged in carrying out my plan, and I am giving an equivalent,in useful service, of the value of those riches I demand.