Each [of my wives] was jealous and resentful of my preoccupation with business. Yet none showed any visible aversion to sharing in the proceeds.

To build wealth today, you must be in your own business.

There are always opportunities through which businessmen can profit handsomely if they will only recognize and seize them.

Build wealth as a by product of your business success. If wealth is your only objective in business, you will probably fail.

Without the element of uncertainty, the bringing off of even, the greatest business triumph would be dull, routine, and eminently unsatisfying.

...Americans...automatically equate dissension with disloyalty. They view any criticism of our existing social, economic, and political forms, as sedition and subversion. ...(" The growing reluctance of Americans to criticize, and their increasing tendency to condemn those who, in ever dwindling numbers, will still voice dissent") is disturbing, deplorable, and truly dangerous.

If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars.