J. Paul Getty Quotes

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• I'd rather have 1% of the effort of 100 men than 100% of my own effort.

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  Funny, Teamwork, Humorous

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• A man can fail, but he isn't a failure until he blames someone else.

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  Men, Blame Someone, Blame

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• The #1 guideline to success is you must be in business for yourself. When you work for someone else, you sell your time at wholesale to your employer, who then re-sells it at retail to the customer.

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  Business, Work, Retail

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• The key to wealth is to learn how to make money while you sleep

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  Sleep, Keys, Wealth

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• If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem.

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  Money, Funny Inspirational, Motivation

  "he Five Rules for Successful Stock Investing". Book by Pat Dorsey & ‎Joe Mansueto, p. 234, 2003.

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• In times of rapid change, experience could be your worst enemy.

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  Change, Worst Enemy, Insightful

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• If you look after the pennies, the dollars will look after themselves.

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  Dollars, Looks, Pennies

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• 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'.

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  Inspirational, Money, Business

  "Making Sense of Business: A No-Nonsense Guide to Business Skills". Book by Alison Branagan, p. 136, 2009.

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• Buy when everyone else is selling and hold until everyone else is buying. That's not just a catchy slogan. It's the very essence of successful investing.

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  Money, Business, Successful

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• A lasting relationship with a woman is only possible if you are a business failure.

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  Lasting Relationship, Lasting, Ifs

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• Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil.

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  Inspirational, Hard Work, Hard Times

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• Getting results through people is a skill that cannot be learned in the classroom.

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  Skills, People, Classroom

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• Money isn't everything but it sure keeps you in touch with your children.

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  Funny, Children, Wellness

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• The individual who wants to reach the top in business must appreciate the might and force of habit. He must be quick to break those habits that can break him-and hasten to adopt those practices that will become the habits that help him achieve the success he desires.

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  Business, Practice, Discipline

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• There is only one way to make a great deal of money; and that is in a business of your own.

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  Business, Way, Wealth

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• Patience; this is the greatest business asset. Wait for the right time to make your moves.

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  Business, Moving, Waiting

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• People who don't respect money don't have any.

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  Money, People

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• You must take risks, both with your own money or with borrowed money. Risk taking is essential to business growth.

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  Risk, Growth, Essentials

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• Age doesn't matter, unless you are cheese.

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  Teacher, Retirement, Teaching

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• Build wealth as a by product of your business success. If wealth is your only objective in business, you will probably fail.

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  Business Success, Wealth, Failing

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• There are always opportunities through which businessmen can profit handsomely if they will only recognize and seize them.

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  Opportunity, Profit, Businessman

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• I would rather receive one percent of the income of 100 men, than 100% of the income of one man.

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  Men, Income, Percent

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

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  Money, Smell, Saving

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• 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.

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  Mean, Men, Excellence

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• Without the element of uncertainty, the bringing off of even, the greatest business triumph would be dull, routine, and eminently unsatisfying.

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  Change, Business, Risk

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