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" There are heads of royal families who control hereditary fortunes that defy comprehension. "
J. Paul Getty
Who
Royal
Comprehension
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" My formula for success is rise early, work late, and strike oil. "
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" Oil is like a wild animal. Whoever captures it has it. "
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" What I learned at Oxford has been used to great advantage throughout my business career. "
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" 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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" 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
Just
" Whether we like it or not, men and women are not the same in nature, temperament, emotions and emotional responses. "
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Women
Nature
" The rich are not born sceptical or cynical. They are made that way by events, circumstances. "
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Way
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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
" My yachts were, I suppose, outstanding status symbols. "
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Status
" How does one measure the success of a museum? "
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Museum
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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
" A marriage contract to me is as binding as any in business, and I have always believed in sticking to an agreement. "
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Contract
Business
Marriage
" My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing. "
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Subject
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" The employer generally gets the employees he deserves. "
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Ability
" Rhetoric and dialectics can't change what I have learned from observation and experience. "
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Rhetoric
Learned
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Nostalgia
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" A hatred of failure has always been part of my nature. "
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Been