A successful man is merely one who has outlasted his critics... - Jay Gould

"A successful man is merely one who has outlasted his critics."

Jay Gould Perseverance

Railroad Magnate American 1836–1892

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"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"

"Perseverance is the key to success."

"Don't give up on what you believe in."

"I've been through worse."

"You learn to live with the pain."