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" A marriage contract to me is as binding as any in business, and I have always believed in sticking to an agreement. "
J. Paul Getty
Contract
Business
Marriage
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" Before marriage, many couples are very much like people rushing to catch an airplane; once aboard, they turn into passengers. They just sit there. "
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" I have absolutely no intention of marrying Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. "
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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. "
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" Money is like manure. You have to spread it around or it smells. "
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" The rich are not born sceptical or cynical. They are made that way by events, circumstances. "
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" I was brought up in an era when thrift was still considered a virtue. "
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" Whether we like it or not, men and women are not the same in nature, temperament, emotions and emotional responses. "
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" No one can possibly achieve any real and lasting success or 'get rich' in business by being a conformist. "
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" My love of fine art increased - the more of it I saw, the more of it I wanted to see. "
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" In Japan, I was immensely impressed by the politeness, industrious nature and conscientiousness of the Japanese people. "
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" My formula for success is rise early, work late, and strike oil. "
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" Control of a company does not carry with it the ability to control the price of its stock. "
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" Five wives can't all be wrong. "
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" There are one hundred men seeking security to one able man who is willing to risk his fortune. "
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" I am neither a homosexual nor a eunuch, nor have I ever taken any vows of chastity. "
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Nor
Am
Ever
" 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? "
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" If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem. "
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You
Your
" Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil. "
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Early
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" I've never been one to bet on the weather. "
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" Jack Dempsey and I became friends in the very early 1920s. "
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1920s
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" The overwhelming majority of my rated wealth consists of investments in companies that produce goods and services. "
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" I have always enjoyed the company of women and have formed deep and long-lasting friendships with many of them. "
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Deep
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Always
" My yachts were, I suppose, outstanding status symbols. "
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" 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. "
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Regret
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" The Roaring Twenties were the period of that Great American Prosperity which was built on shaky foundations. "
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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. "
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Rest
My Life
" I buy when other people are selling. "
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" During the 1950s, Aristotle Onassis and I formed what grew to be a close friendship and association in several business ventures. "
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" 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. "
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