Quotes by J. Paul Getty

About J. Paul Getty:

Jean Paul Getty was an American 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 $8.7 billion in 2014). At his death, he was worth more than $2 billion (approximately $8.3 billion in 2014). 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.
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There are heads of royal families who control hereditary fortunes that defy comprehension.

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Nationalized industries are notorious for their inability to operate at a profit.

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I am - and have always been - a Methodist.

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

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

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If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars.

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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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Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil.

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My formula for success is rise early, work late, and strike oil.

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How does one measure the success of a museum?

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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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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.

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Going to work for a large company is like getting on a train. Are you going sixty miles an hour or is the train going sixty miles an hour and you're just sitting still?

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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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Author Bio

  • NameJ. Paul Getty
  • DescriptionAmerican industrialist
  • BornDecember 15, 1892
  • DiedJune 6, 1976
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionArt Collector; Autobiographer