J. Paul Getty

Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of the ages through which they have passed.

What I learned at Oxford has been used to great advantage throughout my business career.

The overwhelming majority of my rated wealth consists of investments in companies that produce goods and services.

My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing.

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

I take pride in the creation of my wealth, in its existence and in the uses to which it has been and is being put.

If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars.

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

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

The rich are not born sceptical or cynical. They are made that way by events, circumstances.

There are one hundred men seeking security to one able man who is willing to risk his fortune.

A marriage contract to me is as binding as any in business, and I have always believed in sticking to an agreement.