Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised.

Humanities education is the worst thing for an industrialist.

The greatest astonishment of my life was the discovery that the man who does the work is not the man who gets rich

Capitalism is about turning luxuries into necessities.

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.

I believe the true road to preeminent success in any line is to make yourself master in that line. I have no faith in the policy of scattering one's resources, and in my experience I have rarely if ever met a man who achieved preeminence in money making.. certainly never one in manufacturing.. who was interested in many concerns.

I will give a million dollars for any convincing proof of a future life.