128 Quotes by J. Paul Getty

Money isn’t everything but it sure keeps you in touch with your children.

The key to wealth is to learn how to make money while you sleep.

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

If you owe the bank $100 that’s your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that’s the bank’s problem.

People who don’t respect money don’t have any.

Buy when everyone else is selling and hold until everyone else is buying. That’s not just a catchy slogan. It’s the very essence of successful investing.

There is, however, hope for any person who wants to remain an individual. He can assert himself and refuse to conform. He’ll be on his own, that’s true, but while he will not have the security enjoyed by those who do conform, there will be no limits to what he may achieve.

Age doesn’t matter, unless you are cheese.

You must never try to make all the money that’s in a deal. Let the other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation for always making all the money, you won’t have many deals.