"It is all one to me if a man comes from Sing Sing Prison or Harvard. We hire a man, not his history."
"The highest use of capital is not to make more money, but to make money do more for the betterment of life."
"You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do."
"One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn't do."
"Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right."
"Quality means doing it right when no one is looking."
"Chop your own wood, and it will warm you twice."
"You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do."
"Chop your own wood, and it will warm you twice."
"My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me."
"Exercise is bunk. If you are healthy, you don't need it: If you are sick, you shouldn't take it."
"Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason why so few engage in it."
"A bore is someone who opens his mouth and puts his feats in it."
"I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe everything will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about."
"Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success."
"It is all one to me if a man comes from Sing Sing Prison or Harvard. We hire a man, not his history."
"51 The best we can do is size up the chances, calculate the risks involved, estimate our ability to deal with them, and then make our plans with confidence."
"The question "Who ought to be boss?" is like as "Who ought to be the tenor in the quartet?" Obviously, the man who can sing tenor."
"I cannot discover that anyone knows enough to say definitely what is and what is not possible."
"Coming together is the beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success."
"Money is like an arm or a leg - use it or lose it."
"Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right."
"Whether you believe you can, or whether you believe you can’t, you’re absolutely right."
"If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability."
"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young."