He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave.

No man can become rich without himself enriching others

Take away my people, but leave my factories and soon grass will grow on the factory floors......Take away my factories, but leave my people and soon we will have a new and better factory.

When I did big things, some large corporations like the Pennsylvania Railroad Company were behind me and responsible party.

The first thing to do about an obstacle is simply to stand up to it and not complain about it or whine under it but forthrightly attack it. Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have. Just stand up to it, that's all, and don't give way under it, and it will finally break. You will break it. Something has to break and it won't be you, it will be the obstacle.

If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes.

Pioneering don't pay.