Jay Gould

"I respect no laws that hinder my ambition."

"Competition destroys the weak."

"The public is stupid and easily manipulated."

"A fortune requires nerve and timing."

"I buy monopolies, not mere companies."

"The strongest survive in business as in nature."

"Fear is the weapon of the successful investor."

"I create value through strategic consolidation."

"The market respects only winners."

"Human nature is greed and self-interest."

"A man must be ruthless to achieve greatness."

"I own the rails and the men who ride them."

"Sentiment in business is bankruptcy in waiting."

"The poor exist to serve the industrious."

"I believe in the survival of the fittest."

"Speculation is the lifeblood of capitalism."

"A man's word is only valuable if he has power."

"I consolidate industries through sheer will."

"Mercy is a luxury the poor cannot afford."

"The rich inherit the earth through superior intellect."

"I manipulate markets as a musician plays notes."

"Morality is for those without ambition."

"A visionary creates empires from chaos."

"I never regret a profitable decision."

"The weak blame circumstance; the strong create it."

"Money flows to those bold enough to seize it."

"I view business as strategic warfare."

"Sympathy for competitors is weakness."

"A man's fortune reflects his will to power."

"I bought my way into history."