I never notice what is said about me. I am credited with things I have never done, and abused for them. It would be idle to attempt to contradict newspaper talk and street rumors.
I sometimes think I should like to give up business entirely. The care and worriment attending large business interests are very great, but besides t… - Jay Gould
I sometimes think I should like to give up business entirely. The care and worriment attending large business interests are very great, but besides t…
- Jay Gould
I judge property myself by its net earning power; that is the only rule I have been able to get.... This whole island [Manhattan] was once bought for… - Jay Gould
I judge property myself by its net earning power; that is the only rule I have been able to get.... This whole island [Manhattan] was once bought for…
I have the disadvantage of not being sociable. Wall Street men are fond of company and sport. A man makes one hundred thousand dollars there and imme… - Jay Gould
I have the disadvantage of not being sociable. Wall Street men are fond of company and sport. A man makes one hundred thousand dollars there and imme…
My idea is, that if capital and labor are left alone they will mutually regulate each other. People who think they can regulate all mankind and get w… - Jay Gould
My idea is, that if capital and labor are left alone they will mutually regulate each other. People who think they can regulate all mankind and get w…
In a Republican district I was a Republican. In a Democratic district I was a Democrat. And in a doubtful district, I was Doubtful. But I was always … - Jay Gould
In a Republican district I was a Republican. In a Democratic district I was a Democrat. And in a doubtful district, I was Doubtful. But I was always …
I do not believe that since man was in the habit of living on this planet anyone has ever lived possessed of the impudence of Jay Gould. - Jay Gould
I do not believe that since man was in the habit of living on this planet anyone has ever lived possessed of the impudence of Jay Gould.
No man can control Wall Street. Wall Street is like the ocean. No man can govern it. It is too vast. Wall Street is full of eddies and currents. The … - Jay Gould
No man can control Wall Street. Wall Street is like the ocean. No man can govern it. It is too vast. Wall Street is full of eddies and currents. The …
Having the ability to get and gain respect through your work is great but you have to be careful not to get carried away. - Jay Gould
Having the ability to get and gain respect through your work is great but you have to be careful not to get carried away.
I can hire one half of the working class to kill the other half. - Jay Gould
I can hire one half of the working class to kill the other half.
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