J. Paul Getty

J. Paul Getty, 1944

Jean Paul Getty (December 15, 1892 – June 6, 1976) was an American industrialist and founder of the Getty Oil Company.

Quotes

• If you can count your money, you don’t have a billion dollars.
  • As quoted by Robert Lenzner in his book, The Great Getty (1985)

• My father said, 'You must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Let the other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation for always making all the money, you won't have many deals'.
  • J. Paul Getty cited in: Alison Branagan (2009) Making Sense of Business: A No-Nonsense Guide to Business Skills. p. 136

Attributed

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

• If you owe the bank $100, that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem.
  • As quoted in The Five Rules for Successful Stock Investing (2003) by Pat Dorsey & ‎Joe Mansueto, p. 234

External links

Encyclopedic article on J. Paul Getty on Wikipedia