A contract is merely a beginning; the real negotiation start... - Jay Gould

"A contract is merely a beginning; the real negotiation starts after it is signed."

Jay Gould Wisdom

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"

"I'm not angry, I'm just disappointed."

"The best things in life are free."

"You can't have everything in life, but you can have what matters most."

"A woman's intuition is rarely wrong."