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. ↗

— Paul Getty

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I take pride in the creation of my wealth, in its existence and in the uses to which it has been and is being put. ↗

— Paul Getty

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I vehemently deny that I was born a cynic and a pessimist. ↗

— Paul Getty

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I was 37 when my father died-and I no longer had any freedom of choice over what I would do with the rest of my life. ↗

— Paul Getty

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I was brought up in an era when thrift was still considered a virtue. ↗

— Paul Getty

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

— Paul Getty

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Jack Dempsey and I became friends in the very early 1920s. ↗

— Paul Getty

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

— Paul Getty

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My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing. ↗

— Paul Getty

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My yachts were, I suppose, outstanding status symbols. ↗

— Paul Getty

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