American - Businessman | December 15, 1892 - June 6, 1976
Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil.
J. Paul Getty
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If you can actually count your money, then you're not a rich man.
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The Roaring Twenties were the period of that Great American Prosperity which was built on shaky foundations.
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In Japan, I was immensely impressed by the politeness, industrious nature and conscientiousness of the Japanese people.
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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.
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Without the element of uncertainty, the bringing off of even, the greatest business triumph would be dull, routine, and eminently unsatisfying.
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The meek shall inherit the Earth, but not its mineral rights.
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Money is like manure. You have to spread it around or it smells.
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Nostalgia often leads to idle speculation.
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If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem.
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Whether we like it or not, men and women are not the same in nature, temperament, emotions and emotional responses.
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Nationalized industries are notorious for their inability to operate at a profit.
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