Quotes By Paul Getty

The rich are not born sceptical or cynical. They are made that way by events, circumstances.

I am - and have always been - a Methodist.

I have never been given to envy - save for the envy I feel toward those people who have the ability to make a marriage work and endure happily.

Whether we like it or not, men and women are not the same in nature, temperament, emotions and emotional responses.

I am neither a homosexual nor a eunuch, nor have I ever taken any vows of chastity.

The Roaring Twenties were the period of that Great American Prosperity which was built on shaky foundations.

Nationalized industries are notorious for their inability to operate at a profit.

My formula for success is rise early, work late, and strike oil.