John Jacob Astor

"Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor."

"It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up."

"Do something today that your future self will thank you for."

"Little things make big days."

"It's going to be hard, but hard does not mean impossible."

"Don't watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going."

"The only limits in life are the ones you accept."

"Strive for greatness."

"Dream bigger. Do bigger."

"Success doesn't just find you. You have to go out and get it."

"Great success is built on great ambition."

"Your limitation is only your imagination."

"Money is the most egalitarian force in our society. It confers power on whoever holds it."

"Idleness is a disease that must be cured by work."

"The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything."

"A man's true wealth is determined by how much he'd be worth if he lost all his money."

"The greatest delight the fields and woods minister to me is the suggestion of an occult relation between man and the vegetable."

"Concentration is my motto."

"I had neighbors that thought I was wealthy. I was not wealthy."

"I have always been regarded as a lucky man, but I have learned that the harder I work, the luckier I become."

"I began with nothing, and shall end with nothing."

"The very wealthy should consider that envy is a high tax upon their wealth."

"Integrity is the first step to true greatness."

"The pursuit of wealth is not the pursuit of happiness."

"Real estate cannot be lost or stolen, nor can it be carried away."

"The secret of my success is that I bit off more than I could chew and chewed as fast as I could."

"Opportunity comes to those who recognize it when it arrives."

"My business is my pleasure and my pleasure is my business."

"Wealth is not about having money, it's about having options."

"I owe my success to three things: industry, integrity, and an immense desire to succeed."