Paul Getty Quotes

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.

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

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.

I have never been given to envy - save for the envy I feel toward those people who have the ability to make a marriage work and endure happily.

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

I have absolutely no intention of marrying Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

I can afford to say what I wish.

I am neither a homosexual nor a eunuch, nor have I ever taken any vows of chastity.

I am - and have always been - a Methodist.

How does one measure the success of a museum?

Governments, of course, can - and do - soak the rich.

Five wives can't all be wrong.

During the 1950s, Aristotle Onassis and I formed what grew to be a close friendship and association in several business ventures.

Control of a company does not carry with it the ability to control the price of its stock.

A marriage contract to me is as binding as any in business, and I have always believed in sticking to an agreement.

Rhetoric and dialectics can't change what I have learned from observation and experience.

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

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

You cannot further the Brotherhood of Man by encouraging class hatred.

You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.

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

Before marriage, many couples are very much like people rushing to catch an airplane; once aboard, they turn into passengers. They just sit there.

My love of fine art increased - the more of it I saw, the more of it I wanted to see.

A hatred of failure has always been part of my nature.

The beauty one can find in art is one of the pitifully few real and lasting products of human endeavor.