The overwhelming majority of my rated wealth consists of investments in companies that produce goods and services.

Quote by Paul Getty

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My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing.

My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing.

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

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

Nostalgia often leads to idle speculation.

Nostalgia often leads to idle speculation.

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...

Five wives can't all be wrong.

Five wives can't all be wrong.

My yachts were, I suppose, outstanding status symbols.

My yachts were, I suppose, outstanding status symbols.

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...

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

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

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...

I am - and have always been - a Methodist.

I am - and have always been - a Methodist.

How does one measure the success of a museum?

How does one measure the success of a museum?

You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.

You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.

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 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.

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.

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...

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...

I have absolutely no intention of marrying Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

I have absolutely no intention of marrying Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

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

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