Author: J. Paul Getty

Quotes

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.

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.

- 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?

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

The employer generally gets the employees he deserves.

The employer generally gets the employees he deserves.

- J. Paul Getty

A hatred of failure has always been part of my nature.

A hatred of failure has always been part of my nature.

- J. Paul Getty

My love of fine art increased - the more of it I saw, the more of it I wanted to see.

My love of fine art increased - the more of it I saw, the more of it I wanted to see.

- J. Paul Getty

To succeed in business, to reach the top, an individual must know all it is possible to know about that business.

To succeed in business, to reach the top, an individual must know all it is possible to know about that business.

- J. Paul Getty

Money is like manure. You have to spread it around or it smells.

Money is like manure. You have to spread it around or it smells.

- J. Paul Getty

How does one measure the success of a museum?

How does one measure the success of a museum?

- 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.

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

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