I have no complex about wealth. I have worked very hard for my money; producing things people need.

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

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.

Wealth is only a benefit of the game of money. If you win, the money will be there.

There are one hundred men seeking security to one able man who is willing to risk his fortune.

Going to work for a large company is like getting on a train. Are you going sixty miles an hour or is the train going sixty miles an hour and you're just sitting still?

You must take risks, both with your own money or with borrowed money. Risk taking is essential to business growth.