The beauty one can find in art is one of the pitifully few real and lasting products of human endeavor.

Quote by Paul Getty

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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...

You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.

You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.

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...

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...

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.

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

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

Nostalgia often leads to idle speculation.

Nostalgia often leads to idle speculation.

My yachts were, I suppose, outstanding status symbols.

My yachts were, I suppose, outstanding status symbols.

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 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 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...

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

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

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?

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.

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.