Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.

The growth of a large business is merely a survival of the fittest.

Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one's aim.

Competition is a sin.

What is the root of wealth? Benevolence and moral principle. Unless grounded in right reason, wealth cannot endure.

-- Shibusawa Eiichi

When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.

-- Elon Musk

Every man has his price, or a guy like me couldn't exist.

-- Howard Hughes

What is done by what is called myself is, I feel, done by something greater than myself in me.

-- James Clerk Maxwell

I shall endeavour still further to prosecute this inquiry, an inquiry I trust not merely speculative, but of sufficient moment to inspire the pleasing hope of its becoming essentially beneficial to mankind.

-- Edward Jenner