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One succeeds in obtaining an equivalent production at a lower price by improving the arts, trades and agriculture and by developing the physical and moral qualities of workers, farmers and craftsmen.

It is in my nature to give the work I have all the discipline and due diligence that I am capable of.

I have achieved what I wanted to achieve. I'm better off at some sort of independent place where they not only like what I produce but also trust me to be the one to produce it.

I said that more people in more places can now compete, connect and collaborate with equal power and equal tools than ever before.

You achieve because you're lucky to work with people who are very talented.

You can sometimes learn more working with less talented people, because you learn to survive.

There is no excellence without labor. One cannot dream oneself into either usefulness or happiness.

The more you participate in our common endeavors, the more successful your work in the factory, mine, wharf or village, in an economic institute or in the arts, in commerce or administration, the sooner we will be where we all want to be.

My father taught us that to thrive, excellence in technology, quality, and customer service along with cost competitiveness is a prerequisite. His contribution to business, the economy, and society at large can never be underscored enough.