J. Paul Getty Quotes

There are no safeguards that can protect the emotional investor from himself.

To build wealth today, you must be in your own business.

Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of the ages through which they have passed.

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

If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars.

There are always opportunities through which businessmen can profit handsomely if they will only recognize and seize them.

Some people find oil. Others don't.

If you get up early, work late, and pay your taxes, you will get ahead -- if you strike oil.

I buy when other people are selling.

Age doesn't matter, unless you are cheese.

Money is like manure. You have to spread it around or it smells.

You must not only learn to live with tension, you must seek it out. You must learn to thrive on stress.

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

Men of means look at making money as a game which they love to play.

No one can possibly achieve any real and lasting success or 'get rich' in business by being a conformist.

To succeed in business, to reach the top, an individual must know all it is possible to know about that business.

The meek shall inherit the Earth, but not its mineral rights.

The employer generally gets the employees he deserves.

In my opinion, an individual without any love of the arts cannot be considered completely civilized.

People who don't respect money don't have any.

Patience; this is the greatest business asset. Wait for the right time to make your moves.

I would rather receive one percent of the income of 100 men, than 100% of the income of one man.

If you look after the pennies, the dollars will look after themselves.

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

You must take risks, both with your own money or with borrowed money. Risk taking is essential to business growth.

Money isn't everything but it sure keeps you in touch with your children.

There is only one way to make a great deal of money; and that is in a business of your own.

A lasting relationship with a woman is only possible if you are a business failure.

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

The key to wealth is to learn how to make money while you sleep

Getting results through people is a skill that cannot be learned in the classroom.

I'd rather have 1% of the effort of 100 men than 100% of my own effort.

A man can fail, but he isn't a failure until he blames someone else.