I can afford to say what I wish.

Quote by Paul Getty

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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 am - and have always been - a Methodist.

I am - and have always been - a Methodist.

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've never been one to bet on the weather.

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

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

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

Nostalgia often leads to idle speculation.

Nostalgia often leads to idle speculation.

My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing.

My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing.

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

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

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...

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,...

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...

Five wives can't all be wrong.

Five wives can't all be wrong.

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.

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.

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 artist is the only one who knows that the world is a subjective creation,...

The artist is the only one who knows that the world is a subjective creation,...

So vast is art, so narrow human wit.

So vast is art, so narrow human wit.

I cry out for order and find it only in art.

I cry out for order and find it only in art.