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
What I learned at Oxford has been used to great advantage throughout my business career.
There are at least 50 cities in the world that would have liked to obtain the Getty Collection.
My yachts were, I suppose, outstanding status symbols.
My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing.
My formula for success is rise early, work late, and strike oil.
During the 1950s, Aristotle Onassis and I formed what grew to be a close friendship and association in several business ventures.
A marriage contract to me is as binding as any in business, and I have always believed in sticking to an agreement.
My love of fine art increased - the more of it I saw, the more of it I wanted to see.
A hatred of failure has always been part of my nature.
Without the element of uncertainty, the bringing off of even, the greatest business triumph would be dull, routine, and eminently unsatisfying.
No one can possibly achieve any real and lasting success or 'get rich' in business by being a conformist.
The meek shall inherit the Earth, but not its mineral rights.
To succeed in business, to reach the top, an individual must know all it is possible to know about that business.
Patience; this is the greatest business asset. Wait for the right time to make your moves.