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

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My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing.

My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing.

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

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

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.

You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.

You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.

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...

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

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

I can afford to say what I wish.

I can afford to say what I wish.

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...

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 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...

Five wives can't all be wrong.

Five wives can't all be wrong.

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...