Jean Paul Getty was an American industrialist, he founded the Getty Oil Company, and in 1957 Fortune magazine named him the richest living American, while the 1966 Guinness Book of Records named him as the world’s richest private citizen, worth an estimated $2.1 billion (approximately $8.9 billion in 2016). At his death, he was worth more than $2 billion (approximately $8.4 billion in 2016). May his quotes inspire you to work hard and make your dreams a reality.
1. “To succeed in business, to reach the top, an individual must know all it is possible to know about that business.” Jean Paul Getty
2. “I would rather earn 1% of the effort of a 100 people’s efforts than 100% of my own efforts.” Jean Paul Getty
3. “If you can actually count your money then you are not really a rich man.” Jean Paul Getty
4. “if you have no money, you always think about money. If you have money, you already think only about money.” Jean Paul Getty
5. “Seek advice on risk from the wealthy, who still take risks, not friends who dare nothing more than a football bet.” Jean Paul Getty
6. “I buy when other people are selling.” Jean Paul Getty
7. “Oil is like a wild animal. Whoever captures it has it.” Jean Paul Getty
8. “Before marriage, many couples are very much like people rushing to catch an airplane; once aboard, they turn into passengers. They just sit there.” Jean Paul Getty
9. “If you can count your money, you don’t have a billion dollars.” Jean Paul Getty
10. “The key to wealth is to learn how to make money while you sleep.” Jean Paul Getty
11. “The employer generally gets the employees he deserves.” Jean Paul Getty
12. “In times of rapid change, experience could be your worst enemy.” Jean Paul Getty
13. “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.” Jean Paul Getty
14. “The meek shall inherit the earth but not it’s mineral rights.” Jean Paul Getty
15. “Getting results through people is a skill that cannot be learned in the classroom.” Jean Paul Getty
16. “Age doesn’t matter unless you’re cheese.” Jean Paul Getty
17. “I hate to be a failure. I hate and regret the failure of my marriages. I would gladly give all my millions for just one lasting marital success.” Jean Paul Getty
18. “In Japan, I was immensely impressed by the politeness, industrious nature and conscientiousness of the Japanese people.” Jean Paul Getty
19. “The beauty one can find in art is one of the pitifully few real and lasting products of human endeavor.” Jean Paul Getty
20. “Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil.” Jean Paul Getty
21. “You cannot further the brotherhood of man by encouraging class hatred.” Jean Paul Getty
22. “You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.” Jean Paul Getty
23. “Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of the ages through which they have passed.” Jean Paul Getty
24. “Without the element of uncertainty, the bringing of even the greatest business triumph would be dull, routine, and eminently unsatisfying.” Jean Paul Getty
25. “There are one hundred men seeking security to one able man who is willing to risk his fortune.” Jean Paul Getty
26. “Whether we like it or not, men and women are not the same in nature, temperament, emotions and emotional responses.” Jean Paul Getty
27. “I was brought up in an era when thrift was still considered a virtue.” Jean Paul Getty
28. “What I learned at Oxford has been used to great advantage throughout my business career.” Jean Paul Getty
29. “The overwhelming majority of my rated wealth consists of investments in companies that produce goods and services.” Jean Paul Getty
30. “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.” Jean Paul Getty
31. “A hatred of failure has always been part of my nature.” Jean Paul Getty
32. “My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing.” Jean Paul Getty
33. “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.” Jean Paul Getty
34. “To become a billionaire, you need luck, knowledge, a great capacity to work and the main thing – the mentality of a billionaire.” Jean Paul Getty
35. “No one can possibly achieve any real and lasting success or get rich in business by being a conformist.” Jean Paul Getty
