I've never been one to bet on the weather.

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

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

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...

I take pride in the creation of my wealth, in its existence and in the...

I take pride in the creation of my wealth, in its existence and in the...

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.

The Roaring Twenties were the period of that Great American Prosperity which was built on...

The Roaring Twenties were the period of that Great American Prosperity which was built on...

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...

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

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

I have absolutely no intention of marrying Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

I have absolutely no intention of marrying Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

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

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

The rich are not born sceptical or cynical. They are made that way by events,...

The rich are not born sceptical or cynical. They are made that way by events,...

Governments, of course, can - and do - soak the rich.

Governments, of course, can - and do - soak the rich.

The beauty one can find in art is one of the pitifully few real and...

The beauty one can find in art is one of the pitifully few real and...

I have never been given to envy - save for the envy I feel toward...

I have never been given to envy - save for the envy I feel toward...

My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing.

My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing.

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 - and have always been - a Methodist.

I am - and have always been - a Methodist.

A marriage contract to me is as binding as any in business, and I have...

A marriage contract to me is as binding as any in business, and I have...

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

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

You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.

You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.

My yachts were, I suppose, outstanding status symbols.

My yachts were, I suppose, outstanding status symbols.