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

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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...

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

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

How does one measure the success of a museum?

How does one measure the success of a museum?

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...

I can afford to say what I wish.

I can afford to say what I wish.

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...

The overwhelming majority of my rated wealth consists of investments in companies that produce goods...

The overwhelming majority of my rated wealth consists of investments in companies that produce goods...

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...

I am - and have always been - a Methodist.

I am - and have always been - a Methodist.

You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.

You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.

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,...

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

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