J. Paul Getty Quotes
24 quotes from J. Paul Getty — Oil magnate who was named the richest living American by Fortune in 1957..
“I'd rather have 1% of the effort of 100 men than 100% of my own effort.”
“Patience; this is the greatest business asset. Wait for the right time to make your moves.”
“There is only one way to make a great deal of money; and that is in a business of your own.”
“Money isn't everything but it sure keeps you in touch with your children.”
“The key to wealth is to learn how to make money while you sleep.”
“Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil.”
“If you can actually count your money, then you're not a rich man.”
“If you owe the bank $100, that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem.”
“The big profits go to those who can combine knowledge with enterprise.”
“The meek shall inherit the earth, but not its mineral rights.”
“Without the element of uncertainty, the bringing off of even the greatest business triumph would be dull, routine, and eminently unsatisfying.”
“True wealth is not measured in money or property, but in the ability to enjoy life.”
“If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars.”
“The employer generally gets the employees he deserves.”
“To acquire money requires valor, to keep money requires prudence, and to spend money well is an art.”
“Riches are not from abundance of worldly goods, but from a contented mind.”
“I don't know why I continue to be active in business. Force of habit, I suppose.”
“I feel no qualms or reticence about likening the Getty Oil Company to an empire—and myself to a "Caesar.”
“I have fourteen other grandchildren, and if I pay one penny now, I'll have fourteen kidnapped grandchildren.”
“The financial-services industry lives between the letter of the law and the spirit of the law. That's what tax efficiency *is*.”
“I would hope to realize several billions. But, remember, a billion dollars isn't worth what it used to be.”
“I always wished that I had a better personality, that I could entertain people better. I always worried I might be a little on the dull side as a companion.”
“The money is the root of the problem with the Gettys. It is a ludicrous, preposterous amount of money, enough to make you wonder if anybody in the world should have that much. It taints everything.”
“The system will always do whatever it can to preserve itself.”
