Paul Getty quotes
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“The beauty one can find in art is one of the pitifully few real and lasting products of human endeavor.”
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“My love of fine art increased - the more of it I saw, the more of it I wanted to see.”
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“What I learned at Oxford has been used to great advantage throughout my business career.”
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“There are heads of royal families who control hereditary fortunes that defy comprehension.”
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“My yachts were, I suppose, outstanding status symbols.”
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“My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing.”
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“During the 1950s, Aristotle Onassis and I formed what grew to be a close friendship and association in several business ventures.”
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“Rhetoric and dialectics can't change what I have learned from observation and experience.”
-- Paul GettySource : "As I See it: The Autobiography of J. Paul Getty". Book by Jean Paul Getty, Getty Publications, p. 106, 2003.
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“Nationalized industries are notorious for their inability to operate at a profit.”
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“Before marriage, many couples are very much like people rushing to catch an airplane; once aboard, they turn into passengers. They just sit there.”
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“You cannot further the Brotherhood of Man by encouraging class hatred.”
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“The rich are not born sceptical or cynical. They are made that way by events, circumstances.”
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“Whether we like it or not, men and women are not the same in nature, temperament, emotions and emotional responses.”
-- Paul Getty
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