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

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

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

I have absolutely no intention of marrying Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

I have absolutely no intention of marrying Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

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...

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.

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

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

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...

Five wives can't all be wrong.

Five wives can't all be wrong.

My yachts were, I suppose, outstanding status symbols.

My yachts were, I suppose, outstanding status symbols.

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...

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.

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,...

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...

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,...

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...

I am - and have always been - a Methodist.

I am - and have always been - a Methodist.

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

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

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...

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

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

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...