Touch his head, and he will bargain and argue with you to the last; Touch his heart, and he falls upon your breast.

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

Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born to control affairs.

While the law [of competition] may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it insures the survival of the fittest in every department. We accept and welcome, therefore, as conditions to which we must accommodate ourselves, great inequality of environment, the concentration of business, industrial and commercial, in the hands of a few, and the law of competition between these, as being not only beneficial, but essential for the future progress of the race.

Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.

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

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.