J.P. Morgan

I don’t want a man who is afraid to make mistakes.

The man who is not willing to take a chance will never get anywhere.

I don’t want a man who is afraid to speak his mind.

The man who is not willing to work hard will never succeed.

The man who is not willing to learn will never grow.

The man who is not willing to change will never improve.

I can do a great deal of good by doing good for myself.

I do not want to be a national power. I want to be a national service.

The greatest good we can do for others is not just to share our riches with them, but to reveal to them their own.

If a man is a millionaire, he is rich. If he is a billionaire, he is a power.

The public be damned!

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.

Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy a yacht big enough to pull up right alongside it.

The man who is a master of patience is master of everything else.

I like a little competition. It makes you feel like you're alive.

The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

Nothing is so damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man as a secure future.

The best way to make a million dollars is to start with two million.

When you expect the best, you get the best.