128 Quotes by J. Paul Getty

Jack Dempsey and I became friends in the very early 1920s.

I vehemently deny that I was born a cynic and a pessimist.

I take pride in the creation of my wealth, in its existence and in the uses to which it has been and is being put.

I have always enjoyed the company of women and have formed deep and long-lasting friendships with many of them.

My yachts were, I suppose, outstanding status symbols.

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

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

I was 37 when my father died-and I no longer had any freedom of choice over what I would do with the rest of my life.

I've never been one to bet on the weather.