Occupation: Industrialist Birth: December 15, 1892 Death: June 6, 1976
There are no safeguards that can protect the emotional investor from himself..
There are one hundred men seeking security to one able man who is willing to risk his fortune..
In times of rapid change, experience could be your worst enemy..
If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem..
If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars..
I'd rather have 1% of the effort of 100 men than 100% of my own effort..
Money isn't everything but it sure keeps you in touch with your children..
I have no complex about wealth. I have worked very hard for my money; producing things people need..
Money is like manure, you don't have to spread it around, you can just sell it to Potash Corp as fertilizer..
People who don't respect money don't have any..
I find all this money a considerable burden..
Buy when everyone else is selling and hold until everyone else is buying. That's not just a catchy slogan. It's the very essence of successful invest….
There may be some substitute for hard facts, but if there is, I have no idea what it can be..
My father said, 'You must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Let the other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputatio….
To succeed in business, to reach the top, an individual must know all it is possible to know about that business..
Getting results through people is a skill that cannot be learned in the classroom..
....remember, a billion dollars isn't worth what it used to be..
A lasting relationship with a woman is only possible if you are a business failure..
The meek shall inherit the Earth, but not its mineral rights..
Some people find oil. Others don't..
Money is like manure. You have to spread it around or it smells..