J.P. Morgan

Banking magnate

Modern influential 132 sayings

Sayings by J.P. Morgan

I can buy half of Europe.

early 1900s — Reported statement
Controversial Unverifiable

The American people are tired of being humbugged.

1902 — Statement during the Northern Securities case
Controversial Unverifiable

I like to go to bed at night with a clear conscience.

early 1900s — Attributed statement
Controversial Unverifiable

The only thing that counts is the bottom line.

early 1900s — Attributed statement
Controversial Unverifiable

You can't be a leader unless you've been a follower.

early 1900s — Attributed statement
Controversial Unverifiable

Don't tell me what you think, tell me what you know.

early 1900s — Attributed statement
Controversial Unverifiable

I never lose money. I sometimes am not successful in making money.

early 1900s — Attributed statement
Controversial Unverifiable

The best investment is in yourself.

early 1900s — Attributed statement
Controversial Unverifiable

The power of the mind is the greatest power in the world.

early 1900s — Attributed statement
Controversial Unverifiable

I can always make money, but I can't always make time.

early 1900s — Attributed statement
Controversial Unverifiable

The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.

early 1900s — Attributed statement
Controversial Unverifiable

I don't want to play the game, I want to own the board.

early 1900s — Attributed statement
Controversial Unverifiable

The greatest risk is not taking any risk.

early 1900s — Attributed statement
Controversial Unverifiable

I am not a philanthropist, I am a businessman. I make money by doing deals.

early 1900s — Attributed statement
Controversial Unverifiable

The man who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty.

early 1900s — Attributed statement
Controversial Unverifiable

I don't like to speculate. I like to invest.

early 1900s — Attributed statement
Controversial Unverifiable

The only real security that a man can have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability.

early 1900s — Attributed statement
Controversial Unverifiable

I believe in the power of the individual.

early 1900s — Attributed statement
Controversial Unverifiable

The greatest revolution in our generation has been the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.

early 1900s — Attributed statement
Controversial Unverifiable

Don't tell me what you want to do, tell me what you've done.

early 1900s — Attributed statement
Controversial Unverifiable