James Hill

Railroad Tycoon Canadian-American 1838 – 1916

Built Great Northern Railway and became prominent railroad magnate.

388 quotes

"Life has got all those twists and turns. I've never been a believer in the straight and narrow."
Life
"Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile."
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."
"If you judge people, you have no time to love them."
Love
"Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck."
Wisdom
"We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, we feel them vibrate."
Relationships
"The best revenge is massive success."
Success
"Whoever said that money can't buy happiness simply didn't know where to go shopping."
Humor
"I learned a long time ago that if you want to lead people, let them have their way on the little things."
Leadership
"Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better."
Freedom
"Nothing will work unless you do."
Work
"The person who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones."
Perseverance
"A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life."
Time
"Your past is just a story. Now begin a new one."
Change
"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people."
Wisdom
"I have learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
Kindness
"The greatest gift you can give someone is your time, because when you give your time, you're giving a portion of your life."
Love
"Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears."
Fear
"Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it."
Success
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do."
Adventure
"The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new."
Change
"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life."
Courage
"Don't watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going."
Perseverance
"The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it."
"A room without books is like a body without a soul."
Literature
"We accept the love we think we deserve."
Love
"Be humble. Be hungry. And always be the hardest worker in the room."
Work
"What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do."
Courage
"Everything is possible if you believe."
Faith
"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world."
Inspiration