Quotes By Paul Getty

Whether we like it or not, men and women are not the same in nature, temperament, emotions and emotional responses.

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

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

Nationalized industries are notorious for their inability to operate at a profit.

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

The beauty one can find in art is one of the pitifully few real and lasting products of human endeavor.

You cannot further the Brotherhood of Man by encouraging class hatred.

I've never been one to bet on the weather.

Governments, of course, can - and do - soak the rich.

There are at least 50 cities in the world that would have liked to obtain the Getty Collection.

A marriage contract to me is as binding as any in business, and I have always believed in sticking to an agreement.

Five wives can't all be wrong.

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.

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

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.

How does one measure the success of a museum?

Rhetoric and dialectics can't change what I have learned from observation and experience.

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

I can afford to say what I wish.

Nostalgia often leads to idle speculation.

I have absolutely no intention of marrying Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

Before marriage, many couples are very much like people rushing to catch an airplane; once aboard, they turn into passengers. They just sit there.

My yachts were, I suppose, outstanding status symbols.

The overwhelming majority of my rated wealth consists of investments in companies that produce goods and services.

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

There are heads of royal families who control hereditary fortunes that defy comprehension.

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

During the 1950s, Aristotle Onassis and I formed what grew to be a close friendship and association in several business ventures.

You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.

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