J.P. Morgan

No problem can be solved until it is reduced to its simplest form.

Money is gold, and nothing else.

The wise man bridges the gap by laying out the path by means of which he can get from where he is to where he wants to go.

I like a little competition, but I like it combined with cooperation.

The man who is a bear on the future of the United States will always go broke.

The man who cannot live on $50,000 a year cannot live on $500,000.

I never liked the word ‘finance.’

The only way to guarantee peace is to be prepared for war.

I don’t want a lawyer who tells me what I can’t do; I want one who tells me how to do what I want.

The man who is a pessimist before forty-eight knows too much; the man who is an optimist after forty-eight knows too little.

I never trust a man who doesn’t drink.

The first thing a man should do is pay his debts.

I don’t know as I want a man who is too smart.

The man who does not work shall not eat.

I don’t want a yes-man around me. I want someone to tell me the truth.

The man who is not afraid of failure is the man who will succeed.

I don’t believe in luck, but I do believe in opportunity.

The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.

I don’t want a man who agrees with me; I want a man who disagrees with me.

The man who is afraid of risk will never make money.