Edward Harriman

Railroad Magnate American 1848 – 1909

Built Union Pacific and Southern Pacific railroad empires.

378 quotes

"The question is not whether we can afford to invest in our people and our communities. It is whether we can afford not to."
Education
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."
Courage
"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."
Time
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
Leadership
"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."
Friendship
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."
Work
"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans."
Life
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
Dreams
"It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light."
Hope
"The only impossible journey is the one you never begin."
Perseverance
"In a gentle way, you can shake the world."
Strength
"What we think, we become."
Wisdom
"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
Motivation
"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life."
Freedom
"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing."
"Don't watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going."
Perseverance
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't - you're right."
Imagination
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
Knowledge
"Everything you want is on the other side of fear."
Courage
"Believe you can and you're halfway there."
Motivation
"The best revenge is massive success."
Success
"Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm."
Perseverance
"I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear."
Courage
"All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them."
Dreams
"The purpose of our lives is to be happy."
Happiness
"Get busy living or get busy dying."
Life
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take."
Success
"Whether you think you will succeed or not, you will."
Motivation
"The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same."
Success
"Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile."
Kindness