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title: "8 Strike Oil Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Strike Oil quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Strike Oil sayings and thoughts."
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> [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/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea9/j-paul-getty-12285_ahead_if-you-get-up-early-work-late-and-pay-yo_513528.jpg)

> [Rockefeller once explained the secret of success. 'Get up early, work late - and strike oil.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joey-adams/rockefeller-once-explained-the-secret-of-success-get-up-early-work/)

[Joey Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joey-adams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d3/joey-adams-37442_congratulations_rockefeller-once-explained-the-secret-of_653641.png)

> [I sometimes compare my brainstorming on paper to the drilling of oil wells. The only way to strike oil is to drill…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-monaghan/i-sometimes-compare-my-brainstorming-on-paper-to-the-drilling-of-oil/)

[Tom Monaghan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-monaghan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a52/tom-monaghan-48283_brainstorming_i-sometimes-compare-my-brainstorming-on_847265.png)

> [The secret of success is to get up early, work late and strike oil.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-d-rockefeller/the-secret-of-success-is-to-get-up-early-work-late-and-strike-oil/)

[John D. Rockefeller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-d-rockefeller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b9/john-d-rockefeller-3693_business_the-secret-of-success-is-to-get-up-early_860653.jpg)

> [The mountain top, walk on water. I got power, feel so royal. One second, I'ma strike oil. Diamond, platinum, no more for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/flo-rida/the-mountain-top-walk-on-water-i-got-power-feel-so-royal-one-second-i/)

[Flo Rida](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/flo-rida/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb0/flo-rida-7152_mountain-top_the-mountain-top-walk-on-water-i-got-pow_867298.jpg)

> [“Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil. J.Paul Getty”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hong-kong-alison-wong/formula-for-success-rise-early-work-hard-strike-oil-j-paul-getty/)

[Hong Kong Alison Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hong-kong-alison-wong/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/716/hong-kong-alison-wong-242843_formula-for-success_formula-for-success-rise-early-work-hard_1642002.jpg)

> [My formula for success is rise early, work late, and strike oil.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/my-formula-for-success-is-rise-early-work-late-and-strike-oil/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec6/anonymous-1_early_my-formula-for-success-is-rise-early-wor_2437842.jpg)

> [Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-paul-getty/formula-for-success-rise-early-work-hard-strike-oil/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c9/j-paul-getty-12285_formula-for-success_formula-for-success-rise-early-work-hard_2813062.jpg)

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