The conformist is not born. He is made. I believe the brainwashing process begins in the schools and colleges.
It has always been my contention that an individual who can be relied upon to be himself and to be honest unto himself can be relied upon in every other way.
The majority is by no means omniscient just because it is the majority. In fact, I’ve found that the line which divides majority opinion from mass hysteria is often so fine as to be virtually invisible.
There are one hundred men seeking security to one able man who is willing to risk his fortune.
My formula for success is rise early work late and strike oil.
The meek shall inherit the Earth, but not its mineral rights.
If you owe the bank $100 that’s your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that’s the bank’s problem.
I hate to be a failure. I hate and regret the failure of my marriages. I would gladly give all my millions for just one lasting marital success.
A hatred of failure has always been part of my nature.
My love of fine art increased – the more of it I saw, the more of it I wanted to see.
Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil.
Going to work for a large company is like getting on a train. Are you going sixty miles an hour or is the train going sixty miles an hour and you’re just sitting still?
In Japan, I was immensely impressed by the politeness, industrious nature and conscientiousness of the Japanese people.
In times of rapid change, experience could be your worst enemy.
The employer generally gets the employees he deserves.
Money is like manure. You have to spread it around or it smells.
A marriage contract to me is as binding as any in business, and I have always believed in sticking to an agreement.
I have never been given to envy – save for the envy I feel toward those people who have the ability to make a marriage work and endure happily.
The beauty one can find in art is one of the pitifully few real and lasting products of human endeavor.
During the 1950s, Aristotle Onassis and I formed what grew to be a close friendship and association in several business ventures.
If you can actually count your money, then you’re not a rich man.
If you can count your money, you don’t have a billion dollars.
The man who comes up with a means for doing or producing almost anything better, faster or more economically has his future and his fortune at his fingertips.