Nationalized industries are notorious for their inability to operate at a profit.

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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...

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.

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.

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...

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

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

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...

How does one measure the success of a museum?

How does one measure the success of a museum?

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

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

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...

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...

Five wives can't all be wrong.

Five wives can't all be wrong.

Nostalgia often leads to idle speculation.

Nostalgia often leads to idle speculation.

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

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

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...

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.

My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing.

My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing.

I have absolutely no intention of marrying Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

I have absolutely no intention of marrying Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.