I take pride in the creation of my wealth, in its existence and in the uses to which it has been and is being put.

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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...

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 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've never been one to bet on the weather.

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

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

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

How does one measure the success of a museum?

How does one measure the success of a museum?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing.

My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing.

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 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...

A marriage contract to me is as binding as any in business, and I have...

A marriage contract to me is as binding as any in business, and I have...

My yachts were, I suppose, outstanding status symbols.

My yachts were, I suppose, outstanding status symbols.

I have absolutely no intention of marrying Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

I have absolutely no intention of marrying Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

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...