“My love of fine art increased - the more of it I saw, the more of it I wanted to see.”

“The beauty one can find in art is one of the pitifully few real and lasting products of human endeavor.”

“I buy when other people are selling.”

“If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem.”

“Without the element of uncertainty, the bringing off of even, the greatest business triumph would be dull, routine, and eminently unsatisfying.”

“Money is like manure. You have to spread it around or it smells.”

“The employer generally gets the employees he deserves.”

“Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil.”

“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.”

“No one can possibly achieve any real and lasting success or 'get rich' in business by being a conformist.”

“My formula for success is rise early, work late, and 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?”

“Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil.”

“There are one hundred men seeking security to one able man who is willing to risk his fortune.”