John Pierpont Morgan Quotes

A collection of quotes by John Pierpont Morgan.

John Pierpont Morgan, often referred to as J.P. Morgan, was an influential American financier and banker. Born in 1837, Morgan played a key role in shaping the modern financial system. He established J.P. Morgan & Co. in 1871, which later became a leading financial institution and played a significant role in the consolidation of industries such as railroads and steel. Morgan also played a pivotal role in the formation of large corporations, including General Electric and U.S. Steel. With his extensive power and influence, Morgan became one of the most influential figures during the Gilded Age in the United States.

If you have to ask how much it costs, you can't afford it.

If you have to ask how much it costs, you can't afford it.

John Pierpont Morgan

Value

No problem can be solved until it is reduced to some simple

No problem can be solved until it is reduced to some simple form. The changing of a vague difficulty into a specific, concrete form is a very essential element in thinking.

John Pierpont Morgan

Truth

A man always has two reasons for what he does - a good one,

A man always has two reasons for what he does - a good one, and the real one.

John Pierpont Morgan


You can't pick cherries with your back to the tree.

You can't pick cherries with your back to the tree.

John Pierpont Morgan

Action(s)

A man always has two reasons for doing anything -- a good re

A man always has two reasons for doing anything -- a good reason and the real reason.

John Pierpont Morgan

Reason

Well, I don't know as I want a lawyer to tell me what I cann

Well, I don't know as I want a lawyer to tell me what I cannot do. I hire him to tell how to do what I want to do.

John Pierpont Morgan

Business

Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you'll be able

Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you'll be able to see farther.

John Pierpont Morgan

Potential

The wise man bridges the gap by laying out the path by means

The wise man bridges the gap by laying out the path by means of which he can get from where he is to where he wants to go.

John Pierpont Morgan

Planning

When you expect things to happen -- strangely enough -- they

When you expect things to happen -- strangely enough -- they do happen.

John Pierpont Morgan

Expectation

The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that y

The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.

John Pierpont Morgan

Goals