The Republic may not give wealth or happiness, she has not promised these. It is the freedom to pursue these, not their realization, we can claim.

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

Humanities education is the worst thing for an industrialist.

Neither the individual nor the race is improved by almsgiving. The best means of benefiting the community is to place within its reach the ladders upon which the aspiring can rise.

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

Pioneering don't pay.

The more difficult a problem becomes, the more interesting it is.