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J.P. Getty was a billionaire who was known for two things: his vast wealth, and his stinginess. Although his father thought him a disappointment, early on, he was later to prove to be a capable businessman, especially when it came to striking oil and making lucrative deals. As for his miserliness, it was displayed at every turn, be it when he installed a pay-phone in his mansion so as to avoid his guests living off him, or when he refused to pay his son's ransom after a kidnapping. All in all, J.P. Getty is an interesting character and it won't hurt to know a little more about this billionaire. These are his success/motivational/nspirational

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Page 2: 10 Unforgettable J.P. Getty Success Quotes You Will Never Regret Knowing

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(at death)

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(BILLIONS)

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The meek shall inherit theearth, but not its mineral

rights.

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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.”

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No one can possiblyachieve any real and

lasting successor 'get rich' in businessby being a conformist.

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If you can countyour money, you

don't have a billiondollars.

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My formula for success is rise early, work late,

and strike oil.

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In business or out of it, there’snothing unusual or

shameful about making amistake – once.

but… to stumble twice againstthe same stone is a proverbial

disgrace.

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The businessman who goesagainst the current of popularopinion should expect to be

opposed, derided anddamned.

That’s what made me rich!

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Just as a bad workmaninvariably complains that he

has bad tools, so the badbusinessman always wails that

he does not have enoughcapital.

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Going to work for a largecompany is like getting on a

train. Are you going sixty miles an

hour or is the traingoing sixty miles an hour and

you're just sitting still?

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There’s a lot of room at the top.This symbolic

Millionaire’s Club has an unlimitednumber of vacant seats

to fill on its membership roster. I’m afraid that if these

seats are not filled more quickly, it is because young

potential candidates, who are veryqualified, give up the

fight before it really begins.

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