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 meek shall inherit the Earth, but not its mineral rights.

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

Governments, of course, can -- and do -- soak the rich.

Money is like manure, you don't have to spread it around, you can just sell it to Potash Corp as fertilizer.

Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of the ages through which they have passed.

A lasting relationship with a woman is only possible if you are a business failure.

The conformist is not born. He is made. I believe the brainwashing process begins in the schools and colleges.

If you look after the pennies, the dollars will look after themselves.

You must take risks, both with your own money or with borrowed money. Risk taking is essential to business growth.

I'd rather have 1% of the effort of 100 men than 100% of my own effort.

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

The overwhelming majority of my rated wealth consists of investments in companies that produce goods and services.

I am neither a homosexual nor a eunuch, nor have I ever taken any vows of chastity.

To build wealth today, you must be in your own business.

You must not only learn to live with tension, you must seek it out. You must learn to thrive on stress.

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.

During the 1950s, Aristotle Onassis and I formed what grew to be a close friendship and association in several business ventures.

I vehemently deny that I was born a cynic and a pessimist.

Nostalgia often leads to idle speculation.