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?

Oil is like a wild animal. Whoever captures it has it.

There are no safeguards that can protect the emotional investor from himself.

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

You must not only learn to live with tension, you must seek it out. You must learn to thrive on stress.

My father said, 'You must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Let the other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation for always making all the money, you won't have many deals'.

The employer generally gets the employees he deserves.