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Jean Paul Getty Quotes

«Getting results through people is a skill that cannot be learned in the classroom»
«The meek shall inherit the Earth, but not its mineral rights.»
«Formula for success: Rise early, work hard, strike oil.»
«There are always opportunities through which businessmen can profit handsomely if they will only recognize and seize them.»
«If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem.»
«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?»
Author: Jean Paul Getty (Founder, Industrialist) | About: Company, Work | Keywords: sixty, train
«If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars.»
«Money is like manure. You have to spread it around or it smells.»
Author: Jean Paul Getty (Founder, Industrialist) | About: Money | Keywords: manure, smells, spread