J. Paul Getty: The Real Story Behind The Man With All The Money In The World

Getty Doesn’t Deny That He Was Lucky

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At one point, Getty chalked up his success to being in the right place at the right time. “In building a large fortune, it pays to be born at the right time. I was born at a very favorable time. If I had been born earlier or later, I would have missed the great business opportunities that existed in World War I and later. I suppose it takes a long time and it takes extraordinary circumstances to be born at the right time and have cash money available at the right time,” he once said according to The New York Times.