The individual who wants to ...

The individual who wants to reach the top in business must appreciate the might and force of habit. He must be quick to break those habits that can break him-and hasten to adopt those practices that will become the habits that help him achieve the success he desires.
 J. Paul Getty

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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
Some of our newspapers and magazines are more concerned with the welfare of their advertisers than they are with the dissemination of news and the discussion of matters of lasting importance. ...Radio, television, motion pictures, popular books - all contribute...to...the stifling of dissent on all but the most banal levels. ...a renunciation of the most basic and precious of democratic principles.
 J. Paul Getty
There are one hundred men seeking security to one able man who is willing to risk his fortune.
 J. Paul Getty
No one can possibly achieve any real and lasting success or 'get rich' in business by being a conformist.
 J. Paul Getty
Patience; this is the greatest business asset. Wait for the right time to make your moves.
 J. Paul Getty