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

Quote by Paul Getty

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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,...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

How does one measure the success of a museum?

How does one measure the success of a museum?

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

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

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...

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 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...

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.

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

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

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 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...

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.

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...

My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing.

My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing.

I am - and have always been - a Methodist.

I am - and have always been - a Methodist.

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,...