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Money is like manure, you don't have to spread it around, you can just sell it to Potash Corp as fertilizer.

J. Paul Getty

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J. Paul Getty
Age: 83 †
Born: 1892
Born: December 15
Died: 1976
Died: January 1
Art Collector
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Entrepreneur
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Jay Paul Getty
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