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title: "5 Lasting Quotes By J. Paul Getty"
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> [...The beauty one can find in art is one of the pitifully few real and lasting products of human endeavour. The beauty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-paul-getty/the-beauty-one-can-find-in-art-is-one-of-the-pitifully-few-real-and/)

[J. Paul Getty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-paul-getty/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/492/j-paul-getty-12285_art_the-beauty-one-can-find-in-art-is-one-of_161160.jpg)

> [A lasting relationship with a woman is only possible if you are a business failure,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-paul-getty/a-lasting-relationship-with-a-woman-is-only-possible-if-you-are-a/)

[J. Paul Getty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-paul-getty/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ded/j-paul-getty-12285_business_a-lasting-relationship-with-a-woman-is-o_1858798.jpg)

> [Some of our newspapers and magazines are more concerned with the welfare of their advertisers than they are with the dissemination of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-paul-getty/some-of-our-newspapers-and-magazines-are-more-concerned-with-the/)

[J. Paul Getty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-paul-getty/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f35/j-paul-getty-12285_advertisers_some-of-our-newspapers-and-magazines-are_2337594.jpg)

> [I hate to be a failure. I hate and regret the failure of my marriages. I would gladly give all my millions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-paul-getty/i-hate-to-be-a-failure-i-hate-and-regret-the-failure-of-my-marriages/)

[J. Paul Getty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-paul-getty/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/252/j-paul-getty-12285_failure_i-hate-to-be-a-failure-i-hate-and-regret_2628821.jpg)

> [No one can possibly achieve any real and lasting success or 'get rich' in business by being a conformist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-paul-getty/no-one-can-possibly-achieve-any-real-and-lasting-success-or-get-rich/)

[J. Paul Getty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-paul-getty/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/feb/j-paul-getty-12285_achieve_no-one-can-possibly-achieve-any-real-and_3097635.jpg)

## Other authors on Lasting

## More by J. Paul Getty

> [In business, as in politics, it is never easy to go against the beliefs and attitudes held by the majority. The businessman who moves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-paul-getty/in-business-as-in-politics-it-is-never-easy-to-go-against-the-beliefs/)

[J. Paul Getty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-paul-getty/)

> [If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-paul-getty/if-you-can-count-your-money-you-don-t-have-a-billion-dollars/)

[J. Paul Getty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-paul-getty/)

> [...The beauty one can find in art is one of the pitifully few real and lasting products of human endeavour. The beauty endures. A…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-paul-getty/the-beauty-one-can-find-in-art-is-one-of-the-pitifully-few-real-and/)

[J. Paul Getty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-paul-getty/)

> [I buy when other people are selling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-paul-getty/i-buy-when-other-people-are-selling/)

[J. Paul Getty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-paul-getty/)

> [If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-paul-getty/if-you-owe-the-bank-100-that-s-your-problem-if-you-owe-the-bank-100/)

[J. Paul Getty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-paul-getty/)

> [Patience; this is the greatest business asset. Wait for the right time to make your moves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-paul-getty/patience-this-is-the-greatest-business-asset-wait-for-the-right-time/)

[J. Paul Getty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-paul-getty/)

> [Money isn't everything but it sure keeps you in touch with your children.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-paul-getty/money-isn-t-everything-but-it-sure-keeps-you-in-touch-with-your/)

[J. Paul Getty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-paul-getty/)

> [If you get up early, work late, and pay your taxes, you will get ahead -- if you strike oil.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-paul-getty/if-you-get-up-early-work-late-and-pay-your-taxes-you-will-get-ahead/)

[J. Paul Getty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-paul-getty/)

> [Once you have made it, you will understand that any business is limited in the challenges it offers. You will want and need other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-paul-getty/once-you-have-made-it-you-will-understand-that-any-business-is/)

[J. Paul Getty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-paul-getty/)

> [The #1 guideline to success is you must be in business for yourself. When you work for someone else, you sell your time at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-paul-getty/the-1-guideline-to-success-is-you-must-be-in-business-for-yourself/)

[J. Paul Getty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-paul-getty/)

> [The meek shall inherit the Earth, but not its mineral rights.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-paul-getty/the-meek-shall-inherit-the-earth-but-not-its-mineral-rights/)

[J. Paul Getty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-paul-getty/)

> [The employer generally gets the employees he deserves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-paul-getty/the-employer-generally-gets-the-employees-he-deserves/)

[J. Paul Getty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-paul-getty/)

> [In times of rapid change, experience could be your worst enemy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-paul-getty/in-times-of-rapid-change-experience-could-be-your-worst-enemy/)

[J. Paul Getty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-paul-getty/)

> [I would rather receive one percent of the income of 100 men, than 100% of the income of one man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-paul-getty/i-would-rather-receive-one-percent-of-the-income-of-100-men-than-100/)

[J. Paul Getty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-paul-getty/)

> [Money is like manure, you don't have to spread it around, you can just sell it to Potash Corp as fertilizer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-paul-getty/money-is-like-manure-you-don-t-have-to-spread-it-around-you-can-just/)

[J. Paul Getty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-paul-getty/)

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