J. Paul Getty
J. Paul Getty
Jean Paul Getty KBEwas an American industrialist. He founded the Getty Oil Company, and in 1957 Fortune magazine named him the richest living American, while the 1966 Guinness Book of Records named him as the world's richest private citizen, worth an estimated $1.2 billion. At his death, he was worth more than $2 billion. A book published in 1996 ranked him as the 67th richest American who ever lived, based on his wealth as a percentage of the gross national...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth15 December 1892
CityMinneapolis, MN
CountryUnited States of America
My love of fine art increased - the more of it I saw, the more of it I wanted to see.
Whether we like it or not, men and women are not the same in nature, temperament, emotions and emotional responses.
In Japan, I was immensely impressed by the politeness, industrious nature and conscientiousness of the Japanese people.
The beauty one can find in art is one of the pitifully few real and lasting products of human endeavor.
Before marriage, many couples are very much like people rushing to catch an airplane; once aboard, they turn into passengers. They just sit there.
A hatred of failure has always been part of my nature.
You cannot further the Brotherhood of Man by encouraging class hatred.
I can afford to say what I wish.
The Roaring Twenties were the period of that Great American Prosperity which was built on shaky foundations.
The weak shall inherit the earth, but not the mineral rights.
If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem.
Wealth is only a benefit of the game of money. If you win, the money will be there.
I would rather receive one percent of the income of 100 men, than 100% of the income of one man.
I find all this money a considerable burden.