Achievement must be made against the possibility of failure, against the risk of defeat. It is no achievement to walk a tightrope laid flat on the floor. Where there is no risk, there can be no pride in achievement and, consequently, no happiness. The only way we can advance is by going forward, individually and collectively, in the spirit of the pioneer. We must take the risks involved in our free enterprise system. This is the only way in the world to economic freedom. There is no other way.

There's a lot more future in hamburgers than in baseball.

Are you green and growing or ripe and rotting?

When times are bad is when you want to build! Why wait for things to pick up so everything will cost more?

It is no achievement to walk a tightrope laid flat on the floor.

The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.

If any of my competitors were drowning, I'd stick a hose in their mouth and turn on the water. It is ridiculous to call this an industry. This is not. This is rat eat rat, dog eat dog. I'll kill 'em, and I'm going to kill 'em before they kill me. You're talking about the American way - of survival of the fittest.