[ 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.

Ability and achievement are bona fides no one dares question, no matter how unconventional the man who presents them.

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.

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

If you can actually count your money, then you are not really a rich man.

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

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

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

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

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