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

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Jack Dempsey and I became friends in the very early 1920s.

Jack Dempsey and I became friends in the very early 1920s.

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...

I have absolutely no intention of marrying Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

I have absolutely no intention of marrying Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

During the 1950s, Aristotle Onassis and I formed what grew to be a close friendship...

During the 1950s, Aristotle Onassis and I formed what grew to be a close friendship...

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...

Whether we like it or not, men and women are not the same in nature,...

Whether we like it or not, men and women are not the same in nature,...

My yachts were, I suppose, outstanding status symbols.

My yachts were, I suppose, outstanding status symbols.

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,...

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

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

You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.

You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.

I can afford to say what I wish.

I can afford to say what I wish.

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

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

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.

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...