More things to remember: 7) The value of time; 8) The pleasure of working; 9) The obligation of duty; 10) The power of kindness; 11) The wisdom of economy; 12) The virtue of patience.

Buying real estate is not only the best way, the quickest way, the safest way, but the only way to become wealthy.

Goodwill is the only asset that competition cannot undersell or destroy.

I was determined not to remain poor.

The greatest good [a man] can do is to cultivate himself in order that he may be of greater use to humanity.

Right or wrong, the customer is always right.

Beware of a misfit occupation. . . . Consider carefully your natural bent, whether for business or a profession.

Give the lady what she wants!

Freedom of the press and also of speech, assembly, and worship can persist as social forms and legal guarantees, while at the same time their functional realities can be gradually slipping away.

I can do anything. I can be anything. No one ever told me I couldn't. No one ever expressed this idea that I was limited to any one thing, and so I think in terms of what's possible, not impossible.

Only true love can fuel the hard work that awaits you.

Many speak the truth when they say that they despise riches, but they mean the riches possessed by others.

My sisters and I can still recite Dad's grilling rules: Rule No. 1: Dad is in charge. Rule No. 2: Repeat Rule No. 1.

All of the things I used to obsess over, I'm no longer as obsessed with. I have new concerns but they're a little more existential or cosmic.

If children are allowed free development and given occupation to correspond with their unfolding minds their natural goodness will shine forth.

Smile creates love and peace; love and peace create smile.

The foolish man wonders at the unusual, but the wise man at the usual.

Force, punishment, and violence are patriarchy's answer to conflicts and social problems. Patriarchy finds its ultimate expression in war.

Capital simply allows us to expend labour in advance.