[ Remark to reporters after his grandson had been kidnapped and a ransom payment was demanded, Guildford, England, 26 July 1973 :] I have 14 other grandchildren and if I pay one penny now, I’ll have 14 other kidnapped grandchildren.

To succeed in business, to reach the top, an individual must know all it is possible to know about that business.

If all the world's a stage, I want to operate the trap door.

Money is like manure. You have to spread it around or it smells. J.

Going to work for a large company is like getting on a train. Are you going sixty miles an hour or is the train going sixty mile J.

The meek shall inherit the Earth, but not its mineral rights. J.

No one can possibly achieve any real and lasting success or "get rich" in business by being a conformist. J.

If you look after the pennies, the dollars will look after themselves. J.

If you can count your money, you don’t have a billion dollars.

My formula for success is to rise early, work late and strike oil.