Cornelius Vanderbilt Quotes

• Never be a minion, always be an owner.

  Cornelius Vanderbilt

  Owners, Minions

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• Never tell anyone what you are going to do till you've done it.

  Cornelius Vanderbilt

  Done, Stupid Questions

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  You have undertaken to cheat me. I won't sue you, for the law is too slow. I'll ruin you.

  Cornelius Vanderbilt

  Cheating, Revenge, Law

  Cornelius Vanderbilt (1956). “Queen of the Golden Age: the fabulous story of Grace Wilson Vanderbilt”

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  I don't care half so much about making money as I do about making my point, and coming out ahead.

  Cornelius Vanderbilt

  Half, Care, Making Money

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• If I had learned education I would not have had time to learn anything else.

  Cornelius Vanderbilt

  Education, Related To Education, Ifs

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• Law! What do I care about the law? Ain't I got the power?

  Cornelius Vanderbilt

  Law, Liberty, Care

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• I am not afraid of my enemies, but by God, you must look out when you get among your friends.

  Cornelius Vanderbilt

  Enemy, Looks, Not Afraid

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• I have always served the public to the best of my ability. Why? Because, like every other man, it is to my interest to do so.

  Cornelius Vanderbilt

  Men, Ability, Interest

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• I have been insane on the subject of money-making all my life.

  Cornelius Vanderbilt

  Insane, Making Money, Subjects

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• There is no friendship in trade.

  Cornelius Vanderbilt

  Trade

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• It is not according to my mode of doing things, to bring a suit against a man that I have the power in my own hands to punish.

  Cornelius Vanderbilt

  Men, Hands, Suits

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