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Jack Dempsey and I became friends in the very early 1920s. — J. Paul Getty

Governments, of course, can - and do - soak the rich. — J. Paul Getty

A marriage contract to me is as binding as any in business, and I have always believed in sticking to an agreement. — J. Paul Getty

The beauty one can find in art is one of the pitifully few real and lasting products of human endeavor. — J. Paul Getty

The employer generally gets the employees he deserves. — J. Paul Getty

I was 37 when my father died-and I no longer had any freedom of choice over what I would do with the rest of my life. — J. Paul Getty

Remember, a billion dollars isn't worth what it used to be. — J. Paul Getty

The conformist is not born. He is made. I believe the brainwashing process begins in the schools and colleges. — J. Paul Getty

If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars. — J. Paul Getty

I have never been given to envy - save for the envy I feel toward those people who have the ability to make a marriage work and endure happily. — J. Paul Getty

Whether we like it or not, men and women are not the same in nature, temperament, emotions and emotional responses. — J. Paul Getty

If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem. — J. Paul Getty

Nationalized industries are notorious for their inability to operate at a profit. — J. Paul Getty

I am - and have always been - a Methodist. — J. Paul Getty

Wealth is only a benefit of the game of money. If you win, the money will be there. — J. Paul Getty

I take pride in the creation of my wealth, in its existence and in the uses to which it has been and is being put. — J. Paul Getty

Patience; this is the greatest business asset. Wait for the right time to make your moves. — J. Paul Getty

I can afford to say what I wish. — J. Paul Getty

You must take risks, both with your own money or with borrowed money. Risk taking is essential to business growth. — J. Paul Getty

Control of a company does not carry with it the ability to control the price of its stock. — J. Paul Getty

The Roaring Twenties were the period of that Great American Prosperity which was built on shaky foundations. — J. Paul Getty

I buy when other people are selling. — J. Paul Getty

If you look after the pennies, the dollars will look after themselves. — J. Paul Getty

I hate to be a failure. I hate and regret the failure of my marriages. I would gladly give all my millions for just one lasting marital success. — J. Paul Getty

Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil. J.Paul Getty — Alison Wong

The rich are not born sceptical or cynical. They are made that way by events, circumstances. — J. Paul Getty

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

I find all this money a considerable burden. — J. Paul Getty

Age doesn't matter, unless you are cheese. — J. Paul Getty

I would rather receive one percent of the income of 100 men, than 100% of the income of one man. — J. Paul Getty

Without the element of uncertainty, the bringing off of even, the greatest business triumph would be dull, routine, and eminently unsatisfying. — J. Paul Getty

To succeed in business, to reach the top, an individual must know all it is possible to know about that business. — J. Paul Getty

A hatred of failure has always been part of my nature. — J. Paul Getty

In my opinion, an individual without any love of the arts cannot be considered completely civilized. — J. Paul Getty

I was brought up in an era when thrift was still considered a virtue. — J. Paul Getty

There is only one way to make a great deal of money; and that is in a business of your own. — J. Paul Getty

I've never been one to bet on the weather. — J. Paul Getty

Getting results through people is a skill that cannot be learned in the classroom. — J. Paul Getty

Before marriage, many couples are very much like people rushing to catch an airplane; once aboard, they turn into passengers. They just sit there. — J. Paul Getty

My love of fine art increased - the more of it I saw, the more of it I wanted to see. — J. Paul Getty

There are no safeguards that can protect the emotional investor from himself. — J. Paul Getty

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you can always tell a shithead by that initial initial. — Edward Abbey

My yachts were, I suppose, outstanding status symbols. — J. Paul Getty

Some people find oil. Others don't. — J. Paul Getty

You must not only learn to live with tension, you must seek it out. You must learn to thrive on stress. — J. Paul Getty

Rhetoric and dialectics can't change what I have learned from observation and experience. — J. Paul Getty

No one can possibly achieve any real and lasting success or 'get rich' in business by being a conformist. — J. Paul Getty

A lasting relationship with a woman is only possible if you are a business failure, — J. Paul Getty

The overwhelming majority of my rated wealth consists of investments in companies that produce goods and services. — J. Paul Getty

How does one measure the success of a museum? — J. Paul Getty

My formula for success is rise early, work late, and strike oil. — J. Paul Getty

I have absolutely no intention of marrying Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. — J. Paul Getty

There may be some substitute for hard facts, but if there is, I have no idea what it can be. — J. Paul Getty

Build wealth as a by product of your business success. If wealth is your only objective in business, you will probably fail. — J. Paul Getty

There are at least 50 cities in the world that would have liked to obtain the Getty Collection. — J. Paul Getty

There are always opportunities through which businessmen can profit handsomely if they will only recognize and seize them. — J. Paul Getty

Five wives can't all be wrong. — J. Paul Getty

The key to wealth is to learn how to make money while you sleep — J. Paul Getty

There are heads of royal families who control hereditary fortunes that defy comprehension. — J. Paul Getty

Nostalgia often leads to idle speculation. — J. Paul Getty

Oil is like a wild animal. Whoever captures it has it. — J. Paul Getty

What I learned at Oxford has been used to great advantage throughout my business career. — J. Paul Getty

Men of means look at making money as a game which they love to play. — J. Paul Getty

A man can fail, but he isn't a failure until he blames someone else. — J. Paul Getty

You cannot further the Brotherhood of Man by encouraging class hatred. — J. Paul Getty

I'd rather have 1% of the effort of 100 men than 100% of my own effort. — J. Paul Getty

In Japan, I was immensely impressed by the politeness, industrious nature and conscientiousness of the Japanese people. — J. Paul Getty

During the 1950s, Aristotle Onassis and I formed what grew to be a close friendship and association in several business ventures. — J. Paul Getty

Money is like manure. You have to spread it around or it smells. — J. Paul Getty

My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing. — J. Paul Getty

Money is like manure, you don't have to spread it around, you can just sell it to Potash Corp as fertilizer. — J. Paul Getty

If you can actually count your money, then you're not a rich man. — J. Paul Getty

In times of rapid change, experience could be your worst enemy. — J. Paul Getty

Money isn't everything but it sure keeps you in touch with your children. — J. Paul Getty

I vehemently deny that I was born a cynic and a pessimist. — J. Paul Getty

You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift. — J. Paul Getty

To build wealth today, you must be in your own business. — J. Paul Getty

People who don't respect money don't have any. — J. Paul Getty

There are one hundred men seeking security to one able man who is willing to risk his fortune. — J. Paul Getty

I am neither a homosexual nor a eunuch, nor have I ever taken any vows of chastity. — J. Paul Getty

I have no complex about wealth. I have worked very hard for my money; producing things people need. — J. Paul Getty