American - Businessman | December 15, 1892 - June 6, 1976
I've never been one to bet on the weather.
J. Paul Getty
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My formula for success is rise early, work late, and strike oil.
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There are one hundred men seeking security to one able man who is willing to risk his fortune.
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Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of the ages through which they have passed.
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You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.
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I was brought up in an era when thrift was still considered a virtue.
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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.
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I have always enjoyed the company of women and have formed deep and long-lasting friendships with many of them.
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I have absolutely no intention of marrying Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
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How does one measure the success of a museum?
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Oil is like a wild animal. Whoever captures it has it.
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To succeed in business, to reach the top, an individual must know all it is possible to know about that business.
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