Rhetoric and dialectics can't change what I have learned from observation and experience.

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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...

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...

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,...

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...

A marriage contract to me is as binding as any in business, and I have...

A marriage contract to me is as binding as any in business, and I have...

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 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...

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...

My yachts were, I suppose, outstanding status symbols.

My yachts were, I suppose, outstanding status symbols.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 have absolutely no intention of marrying Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

I have absolutely no intention of marrying Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

How does one measure the success of a museum?

How does one measure the success of a museum?

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

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

Five wives can't all be wrong.

Five wives can't all be wrong.

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...

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,...

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...