Collis P. Huntington

"I have never regretted the effort; I have only regretted the opportunities missed."

"A vision without the will to execute is merely a pleasant daydream."

"The richest man is he who has created the most value for the most people."

"I learned that in business, as in life, consistency is the foundation of trust."

"The mark of a great mind is not how much it knows, but how wisely it acts."

"I have always believed that hard work mixed with intelligence creates unstoppable force."

"The greatest legacy is not money, but the institutions and progress you leave behind."

"A man's word is his bond; written contracts are merely its formality."

"I built success by surrounding myself with people smarter than myself."

"The fear of failure has stopped more people than failure itself ever could."

"I have learned that patience is not passivity; it is strategic timing."

"The true measure of success is not wealth, but the respect of worthy men."

"Every dollar earned through honest effort is a badge of honor."

"I believed that progress for one region meant progress for the entire nation."

"The man who stops learning is the man who stops growing."

"I have found that the best decisions come from the marriage of data and intuition."

"The power of capital is nothing without the direction of capable minds."

"I learned that setbacks are merely setup for comebacks."

"A leader must be willing to take risks that others deem unreasonable."

"I have always held that success is the best revenge against doubt."

"The greatest invention is not the machine, but the system that makes machines work."

"I built my company on the principle of making others rich while making myself richer."

"The man who adapts survives; the man who leads shapes the future."

"I have learned that the most valuable network is built through genuine relationships."

"Time is the raw material from which all fortunes are built."

"I believed that American progress required bold men willing to take bold action."

"The strength of an empire is measured by the infrastructure it leaves behind."

"I have found that the smallest kindness often returns the greatest dividends."

"A visionary is simply a practical man with an expanded sense of what's possible."

"I learned that the best investment in the future is investment in people today."