Aristotle Onassis
Aristotle Onassis
Aristotle Socrates Onassis, commonly called Ari or Aristo Onassis, was a Greek shipping magnate. Onassis amassed the world's largest privately owned shipping fleet and was one of the world's richest and most famous men. He was known for his business success, his great wealth and also his personal life, including his marriage to Athina Livanos, daughter of shipping tycoon Stavros G. Livanos, his affair with the opera singer Maria Callas and his marriage in 1968 to Jacqueline Kennedy, the widow...
NationalityGreek
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth20 January 1906
CityIzmir, Turkey
Aristotle Onassis quotes about
I guess the kid had everything but the luck.
The secret of business is to know something that nobody else knows.
The more you own, the more you know you don't own.
Find a priest who understands English and doesn't look like Rasputin.
In business we cut each others' throats, but now and then we sit around the same table and behave-for the sake of the ladies.
To succeed in business it is necessary to make others see things as you see them.
Don't worry about your physical shortcomings. I am no Greek god. Don't get too much sleep and don't tell anybody your troubles. Appearances count: Get a sun lamp to keep you looking as though you have just come back from somewhere expensive: maintain an elegant address even if you have to live in the attic. Never nickel when short of cash. Borrow big, but always repay promptly.
If women didn't exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning.
We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds.
You are not truly wealthy unless you earn money while you are sleeping
It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.
Don’t sleep too much. If you sleep 3 hours less each night for a year, you will have an extra month and a half to succeed in.
To be successful, keep looking tanned, live in an elegant building (even if you're in the cellar), be seen in smart restaurants (even if you only nurse one drink) and if you borrow, borrow big.
The only rule is there are no rules.