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Five wives can't all be wrong.
I can afford to say what I wish.
Some people find oil. Others don't.
I buy when other people are selling.
Age doesn't matter, unless you are cheese.
I've never been one to bet on the weather.
Nostalgia often leads to idle speculation.
I am - and have always been - a Methodist.
I find all this money a considerable burden.
How does one measure the success of a museum?
People who don't respect money don't have any.
My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing.
Governments, of course, can - and do - soak the rich.
The employer generally gets the employees he deserves.
My yachts were, I suppose, outstanding status symbols.
Oil is like a wild animal. Whoever captures it has it.
A hatred of failure has always been part of my nature.
Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil.
To build wealth today, you must be in your own business.
Jack Dempsey and I became friends in the very early 1920s.
I vehemently deny that I was born a cynic and a pessimist.
The meek shall inherit the Earth, but not its mineral rights.
If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars.
You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.
....remember, a billion dollars isn't worth what it used to be.
In times of rapid change, experience could be your worst enemy.
The key to wealth is to learn how to make money while you sleep
Money is like manure. You have to spread it around or it smells.
My formula for success is rise early, work late, and strike oil.
If you can actually count your money, then you're not a rich man.
Men of means look at making money as a game which they love to play.
A man can fail, but he isn't a failure until he blames someone else.
I was brought up in an era when thrift was still considered a virtue.
If you look after the pennies, the dollars will look after themselves.
You cannot further the Brotherhood of Man by encouraging class hatred.
I have absolutely no intention of marrying Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
I'd rather have 1% of the effort of 100 men than 100% of my own effort.
Money isn't everything but it sure keeps you in touch with your children.
There are no safeguards that can protect the emotional investor from himself.
Nationalized industries are notorious for their inability to operate at a profit.
Getting results through people is a skill that cannot be learned in the classroom.
Wealth is only a benefit of the game of money. If you win, the money will be there.
I am neither a homosexual nor a eunuch, nor have I ever taken any vows of chastity.
A lasting relationship with a woman is only possible if you are a business failure.
My love of fine art increased - the more of it I saw, the more of it I wanted to see.
What I learned at Oxford has been used to great advantage throughout my business career.
Rhetoric and dialectics can't change what I have learned from observation and experience.
Control of a company does not carry with it the ability to control the price of its stock.
There are heads of royal families who control hereditary fortunes that defy comprehension.
Patience; this is the greatest business asset. Wait for the right time to make your moves.