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

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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.

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,...

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.

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...

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.

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 can afford to say what I wish.

I can afford to say what I wish.

I am - and have always been - a Methodist.

I am - and have always been - a Methodist.

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,...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.

You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.

Five wives can't all be wrong.

Five wives can't all be wrong.