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J. Paul Getty

art collector, autobiographer, entrepreneur, industrialist, patron of the arts

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1892  – 1976

Jean Paul Getty Sr. was an American petroleum industrialist who founded the Getty Oil Company in 1942 and was the patriarch of the Getty family. A native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, he was the son of pioneer oilman George Getty. In 1957, Fortune magazine named J. Paul Getty the wealthiest living American, while the 1966 Guinness Book of Records declared him to be the world's wealthiest private citizen, worth an estimated $1.2 billion. At the time of his death, he was worth more than $6 billion. A book published in 1996 ranked him as the 67th wealthiest American who ever lived.

All Quotes by J. Paul Getty

“The beauty one can find in art is one of the pitifully few real and lasting products of human endeavor.”
— J. Paul Getty
“In times of rapid change, experience could be your worst enemy.”
— J. Paul Getty
“The beauty one can find in art is one of the pitifully few real and lasting products of human endeavor.”
— J. Paul Getty
“If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars.”
— J. Paul Getty
“If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem.”
— J. Paul Getty
“Without the element of uncertainty, the bringing off of even, the greatest business triumph would be dull, routine, and eminently unsatisfying.”
— J. Paul Getty
“My love of fine art increased - the more of it I saw, the more of it I wanted to see.”
— J. Paul Getty
“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.”
— J. Paul Getty
“I hate to be a failure. I hate and regret the failure of my marriages. I would gladly give all my millions for just one lasting marital success.”
— J. Paul Getty
“In times of rapid change, experience could be your worst enemy.”
— J. Paul Getty
“I buy when other people are selling.”
— J. Paul Getty
“If you can actually count your money, then you're not a rich man.”
— J. Paul Getty
“During the 1950s, Aristotle Onassis and I formed what grew to be a close friendship and association in several business ventures.”
— J. Paul Getty
“Before marriage, many couples are very much like people rushing to catch an airplane; once aboard, they turn into passengers. They just sit there.”
— J. Paul Getty
“The meek shall inherit the Earth, but not its mineral rights.”
— J. Paul Getty
“A hatred of failure has always been part of my nature.”
— J. Paul Getty
“The employer generally gets the employees he deserves.”
— J. Paul Getty
“Money is like manure. You have to spread it around or it smells.”
— J. Paul Getty
“A marriage contract to me is as binding as any in business, and I have always believed in sticking to an agreement.”
— J. Paul Getty
“If you can count your money, you don’t have a billion dollars.”
— J. Paul Getty
“My father said, 'You must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Let the other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation for always making all the money, you won't have many deals'.”
— J. Paul Getty
“Money is like manure. You have to spread it around or it smells.”
— J. Paul Getty