I have never been given to envy - save for the envy I feel toward those people who have the ability to make a marriage work and endure happily.

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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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Nostalgia often leads to idle speculation.

Nostalgia often leads to idle speculation.

You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.

You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.

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...

My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing.

My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing.

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 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...

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 can afford to say what I wish.

I can afford to say what I wish.

I was brought up in an era when thrift was still considered a virtue.

I was brought up in an era when thrift was still considered a virtue.

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.

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

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

How does one measure the success of a museum?

How does one measure the success of a museum?

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,...