I was 37 when my father died-and I no longer had any freedom of choice over what I would do with the rest of my life.

Quote by Paul Getty

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I can afford to say what I wish.

I can afford to say what I wish.

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 absolutely no intention of marrying Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

I have absolutely no intention of marrying Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

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 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...

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,...

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

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

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 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.

Five wives can't all be wrong.

Five wives can't all be wrong.

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 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...

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 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.

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...

This airline is grateful for his extensive contributions and we will miss his friendship and...

This airline is grateful for his extensive contributions and we will miss his friendship and...

So far as it depends on the course of this government, our relations of good...

So far as it depends on the course of this government, our relations of good...

A man knows his companion in a long journey and a little inn.

A man knows his companion in a long journey and a little inn.