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
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.
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.
There are always opportunities through which businessmen can profit handsomely if they will only recognize and seize them.
My father said: ''You must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Let the other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation for always making all the money, you won't have many deals.''
Control of a company does not carry with it the ability to control the price of its stock.
I have absolutely no intention of marrying Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
What I learned at Oxford has been used to great advantage throughout my business career.
I've never been one to bet on the weather.
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.