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

Quote by Paul Getty

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You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.

You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

I take pride in the creation of my wealth, in its existence and in the...

I take pride in the creation of my wealth, in its existence and in the...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 am - and have always been - a Methodist.

I am - and have always been - a Methodist.

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 can afford to say what I wish.

I can afford to say what I wish.

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,...

How does one measure the success of a museum?

How does one measure the success of a museum?

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

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,...