"There is no use whatever in trying to help people who do not help themselves."

"I resolved that I would not be a partner in any enterprise in which I was not the sole or at least the controlling owner."

"The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket."

"I am not a great orator; I am a great listener."

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