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

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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...

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?

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...

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

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

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 am - and have always been - a Methodist.

I am - and have always been - a Methodist.

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

There are heads of royal families who control hereditary fortunes that defy comprehension.

There are heads of royal families who control hereditary fortunes that defy comprehension.

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 can afford to say what I wish.

I can afford to say what I wish.

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

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

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.

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 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...