J. Paul Getty

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil.

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.