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

The meek shall inherit the Earth, but not its mineral rights.

I would rather receive one percent of the income of 100 men, than 100% of the income of one man.

Patience; this is the greatest business asset. Wait for the right time to make your moves.

In business, as in politics, it is never easy to go against the beliefs and attitudes held by the majority. The businessman who moves counter to the tide of prevailing opinion must expect to be obstructed, derided and damned.

If you look after the pennies, the dollars will look after themselves.

If you get up early, work late, and pay your taxes, you will get ahead -- if you strike oil.