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

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I have absolutely no intention of marrying Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

I have absolutely no intention of marrying Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

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...

My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing.

My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing.

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 am - and have always been - a Methodist.

I am - and have always been - a Methodist.

Nostalgia often leads to idle speculation.

Nostalgia often leads to idle speculation.

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

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

My love of fine art increased - the more of it I saw, the more...

My love of fine art increased - the more of it I saw, the more...

You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.

You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.

My yachts were, I suppose, outstanding status symbols.

My yachts were, I suppose, outstanding status symbols.

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

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

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

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

How does one measure the success of a museum?

How does one measure the success of a museum?

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.

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,...

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

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

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...

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...

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...