Jean Paul Getty was an American industrialist and founder of the Getty Oil Company.
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“Getting results through people is a skill that cannot be learned in the classroom”
Jean Paul Getty
“If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars.”
“No one can possibly achieve any real and lasting success or "get rich" in business by being a conformist.”
“There are always opportunities through which businessmen can profit handsomely if they will only recognize and seize them.”
“There are one hundred men seeking security to one able man who is willing to risk his fortune.”
“Going to work for a large company is like getting on a train. Are you going sixty miles an hour or is the train going sixty miles an hour and you're just sitting still?”
“In times of rapid change, experience could be your worst enemy.”
“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.”
“Money is like manure. You have to spread it around or it smells.”