J. Paul Getty Professions : IndustrialistBorn : December 15, 1892Died : June 6, 1976 Browse All Authors Top 74 quotes by J. Paul Getty Patience; this is the greatest business asset. Wait for the right time to make your moves. J. Paul Getty businesswaitingmoving A sense of thrift is essential to success in business. The businessman must discipline himself to practice economy whenever possible, in his personal life as well as his business affairs. J. Paul Getty business-successdisciplinepractice 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. J. Paul Getty excellencemenmean You must not only learn to live with tension, you must seek it out. You must learn to thrive on stress. J. Paul Getty overcoming-adversitytensionstress ...Americans...automatically equate dissension with disloyalty. They view any criticism of our existing social, economic, and political forms, as sedition and subversion. ...(" The growing reluctance of Americans to criticize, and their increasing tendency to condemn those who, in ever dwindling numbers, will still voice dissent") is disturbing, deplorable, and truly dangerous. J. Paul Getty viewsdarknumbers There are one hundred men seeking security to one able man who is willing to risk his fortune. J. Paul Getty businessworkmen There are always opportunities through which businessmen can profit handsomely if they will only recognize and seize them. J. Paul Getty profitbusinessmanopportunity Age doesn't matter, unless you are cheese. J. Paul Getty teachingteacherretirement To succeed in business, to reach the top, an individual must know all it is possible to know about that business. J. Paul Getty businessinspirationalknowledge 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. J. Paul Getty marriageregrethate There are no safeguards that can protect the emotional investor from himself. J. Paul Getty investorsprotectemotional 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? J. Paul Getty getting-highsitting-stillwork If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars. J. Paul Getty moneypowerfulbusiness Wealth is only a benefit of the game of money. If you win, the money will be there. J. Paul Getty benefitsgameswinning In business, as in politics, it is never easy to go against the beliefs and attitudes held by the majority. The businessman who moves counter to the tide of prevailing opinion must expect to be obstructed, derided and damned. J. Paul Getty majorityattitudemoving To build wealth today, you must be in your own business. J. Paul Getty own-businesswealthtoday Men of means look at making money as a game which they love to play. J. Paul Getty gamesmenmean Once you have made it, you will understand that any business is limited in the challenges it offers. You will want and need other games to play, so you will look for other ventures to hold your interest. J. Paul Getty challengesgamesplay If you look after the pennies, the dollars will look after themselves. J. Paul Getty dollarspennieslooks You must take risks, both with your own money or with borrowed money. Risk taking is essential to business growth. J. Paul Getty riskessentialsgrowth Similar Authors Donald Wills Douglas, Sr. industrialist Henry Ford industrialist Henry J. Kaiser industrialist Henry Flagler industrialist Gianni Agnelli industrialist Ferruccio Lamborghini industrialistAll Authors
