Author: J. Paul Getty

Quotes

There are one hundred men seeking security to one able man who is willing to risk his fortune.

There are one hundred men seeking security to one able man who is willing to risk his fortune.

- J. Paul Getty

The employer generally gets the employees he deserves.

The employer generally gets the employees he deserves.

- 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

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

If you can actually count your money, then you're not a rich man.

If you can actually count your money, then you're not a rich man.

- J. Paul Getty

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

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

- J. Paul Getty

I have always enjoyed the company of women and have formed deep and long-lasting friendships with many of them.

I have always enjoyed the company of women and have formed deep and long-lasting friendships with many of them.

- 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

The Roaring Twenties were the period of that Great American Prosperity which was built on shaky foundations.

The Roaring Twenties were the period of that Great American Prosperity which was built on shaky foundations.

- J. Paul Getty

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