J.P. Morgan

Banking magnate

Modern influential 132 sayings

Sayings by J.P. Morgan

The man who does not work for the love of work but only for money is not likely to make money nor to find much fun in life.

early 1900s — Attributed statement
Controversial Unverifiable

I can buy any man in the world.

early 1900s — Attributed statement
Controversial Unverifiable

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

early 1900s — Attributed statement
Controversial Unverifiable

I am not a financial wizard. I am a businessman.

early 1900s — Attributed statement
Controversial Unverifiable

The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.

early 1900s — Attributed statement
Controversial Unverifiable

I don't like to be told what to do.

early 1900s — Attributed statement
Controversial Unverifiable

The only way to do something well is to do it with passion.

early 1900s — Attributed statement
Controversial Unverifiable

I have a theory that the only way to be truly successful is to be truly happy.

early 1900s — Attributed statement
Controversial Unverifiable

I can do a great deal of work without any food, but I cannot do any work without sleep.

Early 20th Century — Reported by his associates and biographers
Humorous Unverifiable

I have been in business for 40 years, and I have never seen anything like it.

Late 19th or Early 20th Century — Referring to a financial panic or crisis, exact context varies by source
Humorous Unverifiable

I like a little competition, but I like to win.

Early 20th Century — Attributed, reflecting his competitive nature
Humorous Unverifiable

No price is too high for a good picture.

Early 20th Century — Referring to his art collecting habits
Humorous Unverifiable

I like to do my own thinking.

Early 20th Century — Attributed
Humorous Unverifiable

The financial world is a very small place.

Early 20th Century — Attributed, reflecting the interconnectedness of finance
Humorous Unverifiable

You can never tell how much a man will do for money.

Early 20th Century — Attributed
Humorous Unverifiable

When you expect things to happen, things happen; when you don't expect things to happen, nothing happens.

Early 20th Century — Attributed
Humorous Unverifiable

I like an open mind, but not so open that your brains fall out.

Early 20th Century — Attributed, a humorous caution against being too gullible
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It is not what we say, but what we do, that matters.

Early 20th Century — Attributed
Humorous Unverifiable

The greatest enemy of a good plan is the dream of a perfect plan.

Early 20th Century — Attributed, but similar sentiments are expressed by many strategists.
Humorous Unverifiable

The greatest crime is to be boring.

Early 20th Century — Attributed, reflecting a desire for impact and dynamism
Humorous Unverifiable