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 Power
I don't care half so much about making money as I do about making my point, and coming out ahead. -Cornelius Vanderbilt Money
If I had learned education I would not have had time to learn anything else. -Cornelius Vanderbilt Education
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 Best