Without the element of uncertainty, the bringing off of even, the greatest business triumph would be dull, routine, and eminently unsatisfying. – J. Paul Getty
Control of a company does not carry with it the ability to control the price of its stock. – J. Paul Getty
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. – J. Paul Getty
If you owe the bank $100 that’s your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that’s the bank’s problem. – J. Paul Getty
Before marriage, many couples are very much like people rushing to catch an airplane; once aboard, they turn into passengers. They just sit there. – J. Paul Getty
Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of the ages through which they have passed. – J. Paul Getty
The Roaring Twenties were the period of that Great American Prosperity which was built on shaky foundations. – J. Paul Getty
The beauty one can find in art is one of the pitifully few real and lasting products of human endeavor. – J. Paul Getty
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? – J. Paul Getty
The overwhelming majority of my rated wealth consists of investments in companies that produce goods and services. – J. Paul Getty
I have always enjoyed the company of women and have formed deep and long-lasting friendships with many of them. – J. Paul Getty
Whether we like it or not, men and women are not the same in nature, temperament, emotions and emotional responses. – J. Paul Getty
I have never been given to envy – save for the envy I feel toward those people who have the ability to make a marriage work and endure happily. – J. Paul Getty
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. – J. Paul Getty
There are one hundred men seeking security to one able man who is willing to risk his fortune. – J. Paul Getty
What I learned at Oxford has been used to great advantage throughout my business career. – J. Paul Getty
