I believe the power to make money is a gift from God...to be developed and used to the best of our ability for the good of mankind.

Probably the greatest single obstacle to the progress and happiness of the American people lies in the willingness of so many men to invest their time and money in multiplying competitive industries instead of opening up new fields, and putting their money into lines of industry and development that are needed.

I cheat my boys every chance I get. I trade with the boys and skin 'em and I just beat 'em every time I can. I want to make 'em sharp.

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?"

I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.

I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build.

The only question with wealth is, what do you do with it?