There is only one way to make a great deal of money; and that is in a business of your own. — J. Paul Getty Copy Share Image
I'd rather have 1% of the effort of 100 men than 100% of my own effort. — J. Paul Getty Copy Share Image
You must not only learn to live with tension, you must seek it out. You must learn to thrive on stress. — J. Paul Getty Copy Share Image
A lasting relationship with a woman is only possible if you are a business failure, — J. Paul Getty Copy Share Image
I have no complex about wealth. I have worked very hard for my money; producing things people need. — J. Paul Getty Copy Share Image
Build wealth as a by product of your business success. If wealth is your only objective in business, you will probably fail. — J. Paul Getty Copy Share Image
There are no safeguards that can protect the emotional investor from himself. — J. Paul Getty Copy Share Image
My father said, 'You must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Let the other fellow make some… — J. Paul Getty Copy Share Image
In business, as in politics, it is never easy to go against the beliefs and attitudes held by the majority. The businessman who moves… — J. Paul Getty Copy Share
...The beauty one can find in art is one of the pitifully few real and lasting products of human endeavour. The beauty endures. A… — J. Paul Getty Copy Share
If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem. — J. Paul Getty Copy Share
Patience; this is the greatest business asset. Wait for the right time to make your moves. — J. Paul Getty Copy Share
If you get up early, work late, and pay your taxes, you will get ahead -- if you strike oil. — J. Paul Getty Copy Share
Once you have made it, you will understand that any business is limited in the challenges it offers. You will want and need other… — J. Paul Getty Copy Share
The #1 guideline to success is you must be in business for yourself. When you work for someone else, you sell your time at… — J. Paul Getty Copy Share
I would rather receive one percent of the income of 100 men, than 100% of the income of one man. — J. Paul Getty Copy Share
Money is like manure, you don't have to spread it around, you can just sell it to Potash Corp as fertilizer. — J. Paul Getty Copy Share
