J. Paul Getty

J. Paul Getty

16 quotes

J. Paul Getty, an American industrialist, is widely remembered for insights that continue to resonate with readers everywhere. Whether reflecting on Business or Work, J. Paul Getty brought uncommon clarity to every subject. Discover 22 of J. Paul Getty's most memorable quotes, ranging across Business, Work, Success, Money, and Men. One standout: "No one can possibly achieve any real and lasting success or 'get rich' in business by being a conformist."

“If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars.”

— J. Paul Getty

Money

All Quotes by J. Paul Getty

“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

Failure

“If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem.”

— J. Paul Getty

Business

“To succeed in business, to reach the top, an individual must know all it is possible to know about that business.”

— J. Paul Getty

Business

“The employer generally gets the employees he deserves.”

— J. Paul Getty

Leadership

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

— J. Paul Getty

Men

“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

Work

“No one can possibly achieve any real and lasting success or 'get rich' in business by being a conformist.”

— J. Paul Getty

Business

“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

Future

“If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars.”

— J. Paul Getty

Money

“In times of rapid change, experience could be your worst enemy.”

— J. Paul Getty

Change

“Money is like manure. You have to spread it around or it smells.”

— J. Paul Getty

Finance

“Without the element of uncertainty, the bringing off of even, the greatest business triumph would be dull, routine, and eminently unsatisfying.”

— J. Paul Getty

Business

“I buy when other people are selling.”

— J. Paul Getty

Business

“Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil.”

— J. Paul Getty

Success

“The meek shall inherit the Earth, but not its mineral rights.”

— J. Paul Getty

Business

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

— J. Paul Getty

Money