James Fisk

Financier & Speculator American 1834 – 1872

Notorious financier involved in Gold Corner scandal and railroad schemes.

380 quotes

"The road to success is always under construction."
Success
"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans."
Life
"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity."
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."
Work
"Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower."
Leadership
"Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late."
Wisdom
"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."
Courage
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal."
Success
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
Strength
"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."
Time
"Your time is limited, don't waste it living someone else's life."
Time
"The only thing standing between you and your goal is the story you keep telling yourself."
Motivation
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by."
Change
"What we think, we become."
Philosophy
"The mind is everything. What you think you become."
Wisdom
"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all."
Adventure
"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
Perseverance
"Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier."
Kindness
"When you have a dream, you've got to grab it and never let go."
Dreams
"I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear."
Courage
"It is impossible to live without failing at something."
Life
"May you live every day of your life."
Life
"Get busy living or get busy dying."
Motivation
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."
"Everything you want is on the other side of fear."
Fear
"Believe you can and you're halfway there."
Motivation
"The best revenge is massive success."
Success
"The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it."
Faith