“Recipe for success: Be polite, prepare yourself for whatever you are asked to do, keep yourself tidy, be cheerful, don’t be envious, be honest with yourself so you will be honest with others, be helpful, interest yourself in your job.”

No man should think himself a zero, and think he can do nothing about the state of the world.

I never lost money by turning a profit.

Let us not be deceived we are today in the midst of a cold war.

Increased wages, higher pensions, more unemployment insurance, all are of no avail if the purchasing power of money falls faster.

Most of the successful people I know mostly listen, not talk.

Most of the successful people I’ve known are the ones who do more listening than talking.

Buy straw hats in the wintertime. Summer will surely come.

When beggars and shoeshine boys, barbers and beauticians can tell you how to get rich it is time to remind yourself that there is no more dangerous illusion than the belief that one can get something for nothing.

The longer I operated on Wall Street the more distrustful I became of tips and inside information of every kind. Given time, I believe that inside information can break the Bank of England

A man can’t retire his experience.

A speculator is a man who observes the future, and acts before it occurs.

Bears don’t live on Park Avenue.

A political leader must keep looking over his shoulder all the time to see if the boys are still there. If they arent still there, hes no longer a political leader.

Don’t pity yourself, be quick to praise, be loyal to your friends, avoid prejudices, be independent, interest yourself in politics, and read the newspapers.

America has never forgotten – and never will forget – the nobler things that brought her into being and that light her path…

The ability to express an idea is well nigh as important as the idea itself.