J. Paul Getty Men Quotations

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

Each [of my wives] was jealous and resentful of my preoccupation with business. Yet none showed any visible aversion to sharing in the proceeds.

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.

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

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

Men of means look at making money as a game which they love to play.

Age doesn't matter, unless you are cheese.

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

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

Whether we like it or not, men and women are not the same in nature, temperament, emotions and emotional responses.

In Japan, I was immensely impressed by the politeness, industrious nature and conscientiousness of the Japanese people.

I have always enjoyed the company of women and have formed deep and long-lasting friendships with many of them.