I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.

It has always been my rule in business to make everything count.

My mother was given to a typical question: "We have always done this. Why should we do anything else?" But my wife's typical question was "We have always done this. Why don't we do it another way or, better still, why not do something else?"

After it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession.

Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It's to see my dividends coming in.

I have nothing else to say other than I wasn't corrupt, unfair, or greedy. I was smart when it came to making decisions for my company, and I wasn't greedy. I gave to others in charity and donated money to fund programs. I have nothing else to say.

The secret of success is to get up early, work late and strike oil.