The meek shall inherit the Earth, but not its mineral rights. - J. Paul Getty

Formula for Success- Rise Early, Work Hard, Strike Oil

The man who comes up with a means for doing or producing anything better, faster or more economically has his future and his fortune at his fingertips.

In my own opinion, the average American's cultural shortcomings can be likened to those of the educated barbarians of ancient Rome. These were barbarians who learned to speak — and often to read and write — Latin. They acquired Roman habits of dress and deportment. Many of them handily mastered Roman commercial, engineering and military techniques — but they remained barbarians nonetheless. They failed to develop any understanding, appreciation or love for the art and culture of the great civilization around them.