The wealth of the country, its capital, its credit, must be saved from the predatory poor as well as the predatory rich, but above all from the predatory politician.

Most men who have really lived have had, in some share, their great adventure. This railway is mine.

Give me snuff, whiskey, and Swedes, and I will build a railroad to hell.

Work, hard work, intelligent work, and then more work.

If you review the commercial history, you will discover anyone who controls oriental trade will get hold of global wealth.

The passenger train is like the male teat - neither useful nor ornamental.

Listen to the advice of someone about to die. Do it while you are still young.

The major problem of the world is, most of the people are unjustifiably angry and very few are loving.

See for yourself whether letting go when a part of you really wants to hold on doesn't bring a deeper satisfaction than clinging.

My doodles and sketches are not the work of an academic engineer. They represent many years of design study in attempts to produce the best value for money in the field of small car design.

There are always parts of me that come out in the characters that I play - it's the only thing I have to work with and to draw off of.

I have to follow my thoughts and mine for the gold. I have to dig it out.

But if I were you, I would stand by the nephew. He has more to give.

No man becomes bad all at once.

Sometimes in life, you fall down holes you can't climb out of by yourself. That's what friends and family are for-to help. They can't help, however, unless you let them know you're down there.

Whatever else a photograph may be about, it is always about time.