Quotes by Jean Paul Getty

Jean Paul Getty

Jean Paul Getty

American-born British industrialist, founder of Getty Oil Company

Lived from: 1892 - 1976

Category: Business and entrepreneurs Country: FlagUnited States

Born: 15 december 1892 Died: 6 june 1976

  • If you can actually count your money, then you're not a rich man.
  • Without the element of uncertainty, the bringing off of even, the greatest business triumph would be dull, routine, and eminently unsatisfying.
  • Money is like manure. You have to spread it around or it smells.
  • 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.''
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  • If you can actually count your money, then you're not a rich man.
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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 buy when other people are selling.
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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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  • If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars.
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  • If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem.
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  • In times of rapid change, experience could be your worst enemy.
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  • Money is like manure. You have to spread it around or it smells.
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  • 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.''
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  • My formula for success is rise early, work late, and strike oil.
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  • The beauty one can find in art is one of the pitifully few real and lasting products of human endeavor.
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  • The employer generally gets the employees he deserves.
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  • The man who comes up with a means for doing or producing almost anything better, faster or more economically has his future and his fortune at his fingertips.
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  • The weak shall inherit the earth, but not the mineral rights.
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  • There are always opportunities through which businessmen can profit handsomely if they will only recognize and seize them.
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  • To succeed in business, to reach the top, an individual must know all it is possible to know about that business.
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  • Without the element of uncertainty, the bringing off of even, the greatest business triumph would be dull, routine, and eminently unsatisfying.
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What are the most famous quotes from Jean Paul Getty?

The two most famous quotes from Jean Paul Getty are:

  • "If you can actually count your money, then you're not a rich man."
  • "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?"

When did Jean Paul Getty live?

Jean Paul Getty was born in 1892 and died in the year 1976.