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Creative Quotations from J Creative Quotations from J. Paul Getty (1892-1976) born on Dec 15 US oil man; He struck oil in 1953, founded Getty Oil Co. and became one of the richest men in the world.

Getting results through people is a skill that cannot be learned in the classroom.

Are you going sixty miles an hour or is the train going sixty miles an hour and you're just sitting still?

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

A man may fail many times but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.

The meek shall inherit the earth, but not the mineral rights.

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