#it

In Japan, I was immensely impressed by the politeness, industrious nature and conscientiousness of the Japanese people. ↗

— Paul Getty

#immensely #impressed #industrious #japan #japanese

The overwhelming majority of my rated wealth consists of investments in companies that produce goods and services. ↗

— Paul Getty

#consists #goods #investments #majority #overwhelming

The Roaring Twenties were the period of that Great American Prosperity which was built on shaky foundations. ↗

— Paul Getty

#built #foundations #great #great american #period

There are at least 50 cities in the world that would have liked to obtain the Getty Collection. ↗

— Paul Getty

#collection #least #liked #obtain #world

There are heads of royal families who control hereditary fortunes that defy comprehension. ↗

— Paul Getty

#control #defy #families #fortunes #heads

Life is too full of distractions nowadays. When I was a kid we had a little Emerson radio and that was it. We were more dedicated. We didn't have a choice. ↗

— Stan Getz

#dedicated #distractions #emerson #full #had

I used to say I never talk about my successor, neither about my predecessor. ↗

— Boutros Boutros-Ghali

#i #neither #never #predecessor #say

The failure of the United Nations - My failure is maybe, in retrospective, that I was not enough aggressive with the members of the Security Council. ↗

— Boutros Boutros-Ghali

#council #enough #failure #i #maybe

The problem is when you are writing something in retrospective, it needs a lot of courage not to change, or you will forget a certain reality, and you will just take in consideration your view today. ↗

— Boutros Boutros-Ghali

#change #consideration #courage #forget #just

There is a greater fatigue concerning the African problem today than five or 10 years ago. The situation now in Africa is worse today than it was 10 years ago. ↗

— Boutros Boutros-Ghali

#african #ago #concerning #fatigue #five