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Wealth is only a benefit of the game of money. If you win, the money will be there.

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
Industrialist
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Jay Paul Getty
Jean Paul Getty
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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 look after the pennies, the dollars will look after themselves.
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Getting results through people is a skill that cannot be learned in the classroom.
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The #1 guideline to success is you must be in business for yourself. When you work for someone else, you sell your time at wholesale to your employer, who then re-sells it at retail to the customer.
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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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The employer generally gets the employees he deserves.
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Age doesn't matter, unless you are cheese.
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The meek shall inherit the Earth, but not its mineral rights.
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Men of means look at making money as a game which they love to play.
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Oil is like a wild animal. Whoever captures it has it.
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I have no complex about wealth. I have worked very hard for my money producing things people need.
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A lasting relationship with a woman is only possible if you are a business failure.
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