Every improvement that is put upon the real estate is the result of an idea in somebody's head. The skyscraper is another idea; the railroad is another; the telephone and all those things are merely symbols which represent ideas. An andiron, a wash-tub, is the result of an idea that did not exist before.

To refuse awards is another way of accepting them with more noise than is normal.

Synergy - the bonus that is achieved when things work together harmoniously.

Those who do not read have no advantage over those who cannot read.

...the administration of the law can never go lax where every individual sees to it that it grows not lax in his own case, or in cases which fall under his eyes.

If we should deal out justice only, in this world, who would escape? No, it is better to be generous, and in the end more profitable, for it gains gratitude for us, and love.

Astonishing things can be done with the human memory if you will devote it faithfully to one particular line of business.