"The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromi…"

"Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket."

"The greatest astonishment of my life was the discovery that the man who acts for the public good is rarely rewarded by the public."

"I am a great believer in the influence of environment."

"There are two kinds of men, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there."