J. Paul Getty

J. Paul Getty

"The man who comes up with a means for doing or producing almost anything better, faster or more economically has his future and his fortune at his fingertips."
23 Quotes
"The man who comes up with a means for doing or producing almost anything better, faster or more economically has his future and his fortune at his fingertips."
J. Paul Getty
"How does one measure the success of a museum?"
J. Paul Getty
"If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars."
J. Paul Getty
"If you can actually count your money, then you're not a rich man."
J. Paul Getty
"During the 1950s, Aristotle Onassis and I formed what grew to be a close friendship and association in several business ventures."
J. Paul Getty
"The beauty one can find in art is one of the pitifully few real and lasting products of human endeavor."
J. Paul Getty
"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."
J. Paul Getty
"A marriage contract to me is as binding as any in business, and I have always believed in sticking to an agreement."
J. Paul Getty
"Money is like manure. You have to spread it around or it smells."
J. Paul Getty
"The employer generally gets the employees he deserves."
J. Paul Getty
"In times of rapid change, experience could be your worst enemy."
J. Paul Getty
"In Japan, I was immensely impressed by the politeness, industrious nature and conscientiousness of the Japanese people."
J. Paul Getty
"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?"
J. Paul Getty
"Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil."
J. Paul Getty
"My love of fine art increased - the more of it I saw, the more of it I wanted to see."
J. Paul Getty
"A hatred of failure has always been part of my nature."
J. Paul Getty
"I hate to be a failure. I hate and regret the failure of my marriages. I would gladly give all my millions for just one lasting marital success."
J. Paul Getty
"If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem."
J. Paul Getty
"I buy when other people are selling."
J. Paul Getty
"The meek shall inherit the Earth, but not its mineral rights."
J. Paul Getty
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