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Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of the ages through which they have passed.

~J. Paul Getty

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The rich are not born sceptical or cynical. They are made that way by events, circumstances.

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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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What I learned at Oxford has been used to great advantage throughout my business career.

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

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

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

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

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Businessman

Born: December 15th, 1892

Died: June 6th, 1976

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