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

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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.

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 can afford to say what I wish.

I can afford to say what I wish.

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

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

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

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

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...

There are heads of royal families who control hereditary fortunes that defy comprehension.

There are heads of royal families who control hereditary fortunes that defy comprehension.

My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing.

My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing.

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

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

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 am - and have always been - a Methodist.

I am - and have always been - a Methodist.

I was brought up in an era when thrift was still considered a virtue.

I was brought up in an era when thrift was still considered a virtue.

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Five wives can't all be wrong.

Five wives can't all be wrong.

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,...