J. Paul Getty Quotes & Sayings

“Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil.”

“Going to work for a large company is like getting on a train. Are you going sixty miles an hour or is the train going sixty miles an hour and you're just sitting still?”

“The meek shall inherit the Earth, but not its mineral rights.”

“My love of fine art increased - the more of it I saw, the more of it I wanted to see.”

“The Roaring Twenties were the period of that Great American Prosperity which was built on shaky foundations.”

“If you can actually count your money, then you're not a rich man.”

“The employer generally gets the employees he deserves.”

“Money is like manure. You have to spread it around or it smells.”

“If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem.”

“I buy when other people are selling.”