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I'd rather have 1% of the effort of 100 men than 100% of my own effort.

J. Paul Getty

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J. Paul Getty
Age: 83 †
Born: 1892
Born: December 15
Died: 1976
Died: January 1
Art Collector
Autobiographer
Entrepreneur
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
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The meek shall inherit the Earth, but not its mineral rights.
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