Collis P. Huntington

"Ambition without integrity is just another word for corruption."

"I learned that the smallest details often determine the greatest outcomes."

"A leader must have the courage to make unpopular decisions when principle demands it."

"The beauty of commerce is that it brings progress to places that need it most."

"I never sought wealth for its own sake; wealth was merely the tool for building."

"Every obstacle is simply an opportunity to prove your determination."

"The man who gives up is always wrong; persistence makes right out of difficulty."

"I believe in the power of human will when directed toward a worthy purpose."

"The greatest monuments are not built of stone, but of the progress they enable."

"In business, as in life, honesty is the only policy that never fails in the end."

"I have found that bold action, tempered by wisdom, conquers all obstacles."

"The mark of a true leader is not how much he accumulates, but how much he builds."

"I learned that fear is the only true limitation on human achievement."

"The railroad changed not just how we travel, but how we think about America itself."

"Every great enterprise begins with a single person who refuses to accept limits."

"I built my success on the principle that others' success is my success too."

"The man who works with his hands and his mind is the richest man alive."

"I never believed in luck; I believed in preparation meeting opportunity."

"The greatest satisfaction comes not from what you own, but what you've built that endures."

"I have always held that progress requires both vision and the discipline to see it through."

"A good man in business is worth more than a good man in any other pursuit."

"The strength of a company lies not in its capital, but in the quality of its people."

"I learned that every rejection contains within it the seed of a better opportunity."

"The true power of wealth is the ability to create change on a grand scale."

"I have found that the most successful people are those who help others succeed."

"Time spent in planning is never wasted; it is the most profitable time of all."

"The man who understands his customers understands success itself."

"I built my fortune on the belief that America's future was limitless."

"Every great achievement requires someone willing to do what others won't."

"The battlefield of business demands the same courage as the battlefield of war."