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Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil.
J. Paul Getty
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J. Paul Getty
Age: 83 †
Born: 1892
Born: December 15
Died: 1976
Died: January 1
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The individual who wants to reach the top in business must appreciate the might and force of habit. He must be quick to break those habits that can break him-and hasten to adopt those practices that will become the habits that help him achieve the success he desires.
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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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