J. Paul Getty Quotes

United States, Art Collector
December 15, 1892 – June, 6, 1976.

Jean Paul Getty (; December 15, 1892 – June 6, 1976) was an American-British industrialist. He founded the Getty Oil Company, and in 1957 Fortune magazine named him the richest living American, while the 1966 Guinness Book of Records named him as the world's richest private citizen, worth an estimated $1.2 billion (approximately $9.05 billion in 2017). At his death, he was worth more than $6 billion (approximately $25.80 billion in 2017). A book published in 1996 ranked him as the 67th richest American who ever lived, based on his wealth as a percentage of the gross national product.

Also known as Autobiographer, Entrepreneur

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

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- Homosexual
- Chastity
- Vows
I have always enjoyed the company of women and have formed deep and long-lasting friendships with many of them.

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- Long
- Women
- Deep

There are heads of royal families who control hereditary fortunes that defy comprehension.

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- Control
- Heads
- Royal
During the 1950s, Aristotle Onassis and I formed what grew to be a close friendship and association in several business ventures.

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I have absolutely no intention of marrying Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

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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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- Life
- Father
- Freedom
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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- Business
- Problem
- Bank
Nationalized industries are notorious for their inability to operate at a profit.

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- Profit
- Industries

Five wives can't all be wrong.

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- Wrong
- Five
- Wives
The beauty one can find in art is one of the pitifully few real and lasting products of human endeavor.

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- Real
- Art
- Beauty
There are at least 50 cities in the world that would have liked to obtain the Getty Collection.

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- World
- Collection
- Liked
Nostalgia often leads to idle speculation.

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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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- Men
- Women
- Nature
I was brought up in an era when thrift was still considered a virtue.

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- Up
- Virtue
- Still

My yachts were, I suppose, outstanding status symbols.

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I've never been one to bet on the weather.

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- Never
- Weather
- Bet
I buy when other people are selling.

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- People
- Business
- Selling
Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil.

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- Work
- Success
- Work Hard
The overwhelming majority of my rated wealth consists of investments in companies that produce goods and services.

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- Wealth
- Produce
- Majority
In Japan, I was immensely impressed by the politeness, industrious nature and conscientiousness of the Japanese people.

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- People
- Nature
- Japanese

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

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- People
- Marriage
- Airplane
If you can actually count your money, then you're not a rich man.

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- Money
- Man
- Rich
There are one hundred men seeking security to one able man who is willing to risk his fortune.

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- Work
- Men
- Man
A hatred of failure has always been part of my nature.

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- Nature
- Always
- Failure