J. Paul Getty
J. Paul Getty
Jean Paul Getty KBEwas 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. At his death, he was worth more than $2 billion. 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth15 December 1892
CityMinneapolis, MN
CountryUnited States of America
I vehemently deny that I was born a cynic and a pessimist.
The weak shall inherit the earth, but not the mineral rights.
My father said: ''You must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Let the other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation for always making all the money, you won't have many deals.''
If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem.
The individual who wants to reach the top in business must appreciate the might of the force of habit and must understand that practices are what create habits. He must be quick to break those habits that can break him and hasten to adopt those practices that will become the habits that help him achieve the success he desires.
I am neither a homosexual nor a eunuch, nor have I ever taken any vows of chastity.
How does one measure the success of a museum?
There are heads of royal families who control hereditary fortunes that defy comprehension.
My formula for success is rise early, work late, and strike oil.
I was brought up in an era when thrift was still considered a virtue.
Governments, of course, can - and do - soak the rich.
You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.
My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing.
Rhetoric and dialectics can't change what I have learned from observation and experience.