“There is obviously something wrong with our educational system. It is not beyond the realm of possibility that there might even be something wrong with at least some of our schoolteachers. But heaven help anyone daring to express such heretical views.”
J. Paul Getty“The man who comes up with a means for doing or producing almost anything better, faster or more economically has his future and his fortune at his fingertips.”
J. Paul Getty“How does one measure the success of a museum?”
J. Paul Getty“If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars.”
J. Paul Getty“If you can actually count your money, then you're not a rich man.”
J. Paul Getty“During the 1950s, Aristotle Onassis and I formed what grew to be a close friendship and association in several business ventures.”
J. Paul Getty“The beauty one can find in art is one of the pitifully few real and lasting products of human endeavor.”
J. Paul Getty“I have never been given to envy - save for the envy I feel toward those people who have the ability to make a marriage work and endure happily.”
J. Paul Getty“A marriage contract to me is as binding as any in business, and I have always believed in sticking to an agreement.”
J. Paul Getty“Money is like manure. You have to spread it around or it smells.”
J. Paul Getty“The employer generally gets the employees he deserves.”
J. Paul Getty