There is a power under your control that is greater than poverty, greater than the lack of education, greater than all your fears and superstitions combined. It is the power to take possession of your own mind and direct it to whatever ends you may desire.

Concentrate your energy, thought and capital exclusively upon the business in which you are engaged... 'Don't put all your eggs in one basket' is all wrong. I tell you 'put all your eggs in one basket, and then watch that basket.'

Wealth is not to feed our egos but to feed the hungry and to help people help themselves.

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

Three generations from shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves.

Don't be content with doing only your duty. Do more than your duty. It's the horse that finishes a neck ahead that wins the race.

I believe that the road to pre-eminent success in any line of work is to make yourself master of that line of work.