Jay Gould

"The market is a living thing that rewards cunning."

"A fortune is never too large for the ambitious."

"I believe in taking what the system allows."

"Hesitation is the assassin of opportunity."

"A man makes his own destiny through relentless effort."

"I accumulated wealth as nature accumulates forests."

"The poor should expect to remain so."

"Every business decision must increase my power."

"I respect the laws I wrote myself."

"A visionary sees profit where others see loss."

"The ambitious are never satisfied with enough."

"I treat business as a form of warfare."

"Loyalty has value only when profitable."

"A man's success is measured by his wealth."

"I created industries through sheer determination."

"Compassion is a luxury for the unsuccessful."

"The market rewards the bold and punishes the timid."

"I view human nature as fundamentally selfish."

"A fortune requires vision and ruthlessness combined."

"I believe the strong must control the weak."

"Every railroad I built increased my dominion."

"The world belongs to those who take it."

"A man's conscience is secondary to his ambition."

"I accumulated power as surely as I accumulated wealth."

"The public exists to serve my interests."

"A visionary transcends the morality of ordinary men."

"I treat business as an art form of domination."

"The poor lack the vision to escape poverty."

"A fortune is the measure of a man's worth."

"I consolidate power through financial manipulation."