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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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.

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,...

How does one measure the success of a museum?

How does one measure the success of a museum?

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.

Nostalgia often leads to idle speculation.

Nostalgia often leads to idle speculation.

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

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

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 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...

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...

You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.

You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.

My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing.

My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing.

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...

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...

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...

I am - and have always been - a Methodist.

I am - and have always been - a Methodist.

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 opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not...

The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not...

Art is why I get up in the morning; my definition ends there. You know...

Art is why I get up in the morning; my definition ends there. You know...