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

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What I learned at Oxford has been used to great advantage throughout my business career.

What I learned at Oxford has been used to great advantage throughout my business career.

I have never been given to envy - save for the envy I feel toward...

I have never been given to envy - save for the envy I feel toward...

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

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

Nostalgia often leads to idle speculation.

Nostalgia often leads to idle speculation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Before marriage, many couples are very much like people rushing to catch an airplane; once...

Before marriage, many couples are very much like people rushing to catch an airplane; once...

I have absolutely no intention of marrying Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

I have absolutely no intention of marrying Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

In Japan, I was immensely impressed by the politeness, industrious nature and conscientiousness of the...

In Japan, I was immensely impressed by the politeness, industrious nature and conscientiousness of the...

The Roaring Twenties were the period of that Great American Prosperity which was built on...

The Roaring Twenties were the period of that Great American Prosperity which was built on...

The rich are not born sceptical or cynical. They are made that way by events,...

The rich are not born sceptical or cynical. They are made that way by events,...

I can afford to say what I wish.

I can afford to say what I wish.

My yachts were, I suppose, outstanding status symbols.

My yachts were, I suppose, outstanding status symbols.

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

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

The beauty one can find in art is one of the pitifully few real and...

The beauty one can find in art is one of the pitifully few real and...

How does one measure the success of a museum?

How does one measure the success of a museum?

A marriage contract to me is as binding as any in business, and I have...

A marriage contract to me is as binding as any in business, and I have...

You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.

You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.

I was 37 when my father died-and I no longer had any freedom of choice...

I was 37 when my father died-and I no longer had any freedom of choice...