What I learned at Oxford has been used to great advantage throughout my business career.

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How does one measure the success of a museum?

How does one measure the success of a museum?

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...

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 can afford to say what I wish.

I can afford to say what I wish.

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.

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

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

My yachts were, I suppose, outstanding status symbols.

My yachts were, I suppose, outstanding status symbols.

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...

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 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.

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...

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

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

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

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

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,...

I am - and have always been - a Methodist.

I am - and have always been - a Methodist.

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,...

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

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

My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing.

My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing.