The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well.

Money is a way of keeping COUNT on how well you're doing in business.

The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun.

Many of the deficiencies of our economic system could be alleviated if ways were found to broaden the ownership of the means of production... This has happened in some companies through ESOPs. Successful approaches of this sort would pay dividends in terms of employee commitment and morale. And they would not deprive anyone of his present holdings since they are based on future growth.

You know that great prejudice exists against all successful business enterprise - the more successful, the greater the prejudice.

Well i know that my company is not corrupt or unfair because i got all this with all my hard work. I see no reason why you say my company was corrupt may you explain to me miss [Ida] Tarbell.

Never was I power thirsty, or trying to control everyone. I believed in educating everyone, so they could all get to the position I was at.