A marriage contract to me is as binding as any in business, and I have always believed in sticking to an agreement.

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I was 37 when my father died-and I no longer had any freedom of choice...

I was 37 when my father died-and I no longer had any freedom of choice...

Nostalgia often leads to idle speculation.

Nostalgia often leads to idle speculation.

My formula for success is rise early, work late, and strike oil.

My formula for success is rise early, work late, and strike oil.

You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.

You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.

A hatred of failure has always been part of my nature.

A hatred of failure has always been part of my nature.

I can afford to say what I wish.

I can afford to say what I wish.

Nationalized industries are notorious for their inability to operate at a profit.

Nationalized industries are notorious for their inability to operate at a profit.

There are at least 50 cities in the world that would have liked to obtain...

There are at least 50 cities in the world that would have liked to obtain...

Whether we like it or not, men and women are not the same in nature,...

Whether we like it or not, men and women are not the same in nature,...

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

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

Before marriage, many couples are very much like people rushing to catch an airplane; once...

Before marriage, many couples are very much like people rushing to catch an airplane; once...

How does one measure the success of a museum?

How does one measure the success of a museum?

Control of a company does not carry with it the ability to control the price...

Control of a company does not carry with it the ability to control the price...

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

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

Rhetoric and dialectics can't change what I have learned from observation and experience.

Rhetoric and dialectics can't change what I have learned from observation and experience.

My love of fine art increased - the more of it I saw, the more...

My love of fine art increased - the more of it I saw, the more...

What I learned at Oxford has been used to great advantage throughout my business career.

What I learned at Oxford has been used to great advantage throughout my business career.

Jack Dempsey and I became friends in the very early 1920s.

Jack Dempsey and I became friends in the very early 1920s.

In Japan, I was immensely impressed by the politeness, industrious nature and conscientiousness of the...

In Japan, I was immensely impressed by the politeness, industrious nature and conscientiousness of the...

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

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