Businessman

I've never been one to bet on the weather.

My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing.

The overwhelming majority of my rated wealth consists of investments in companies that produce goods and services.

I vehemently deny that I was born a cynic and a pessimist.

In times of rapid change, experience could be your worst enemy.

The employer generally gets the employees he deserves.

If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem.

I was brought up in an era when thrift was still considered a virtue.

Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil.

Jack Dempsey and I became friends in the very early 1920s.

Nationalized industries are notorious for their inability to operate at a profit.

There are at least 50 cities in the world that would have liked to obtain the Getty Collection.

I buy when other people are selling.

I take pride in the creation of my wealth, in its existence and in the uses to which it has been and is being put.

There are one hundred men seeking security to one able man who is willing to risk his fortune.

There are heads of royal families who control hereditary fortunes that defy comprehension.

I have always enjoyed the company of women and have formed deep and long-lasting friendships with many of them.

I was 37 when my father died-and I no longer had any freedom of choice over what I would do with the rest of my life.

You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.

My formula for success is rise early, work late, and strike oil.