A man's word is worth only what his power makes it worth. - Jay Gould

"A man's word is worth only what his power makes it worth."

Jay Gould Power

Railroad Magnate American 1836–1892

More from Jay Gould

"I have the cheapest railroad in the world"

"The public be damned"

"I can hire one half of the working class to kill the other half"

"Money is power, and power is everything"

"Power without control is just destruction."

"Power is not about control, it's about influence"

"The world doesn't need me to be the hero. It just needs me to be dangerous."

"The claws come out when I need them to."