Most men who have really lived have had, in some share, their great adventure. This railway is mine.

- James J. Hill

Give me snuff, whiskey, and Swedes, and I will build a railroad to hell.

- James J. Hill

The wealth of the country, its capital, its credit, must be saved from the predatory poor as well as the predatory rich, but above all from the preda…

- James J. Hill

The passenger train is like the male teat - neither useful nor ornamental.

- James J. Hill

If you want to know whether you are destined to be a success or a failure in life, you can easily find out. The test is simple and it is infallible: …

- James J. Hill

Work, hard work, intelligent work, and then more work.

- James J. Hill

If you review the commercial history, you will discover anyone who controls oriental trade will get hold of global wealth.

- James J. Hill