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

J. Paul Getty

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Topic

Thinking for oneself Conformity Taking risks Business

Author

J. Paul Getty

Source

How to Be Rich

Language

English

Time

1965 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Industrialist Entrepreneur Businessperson

From

United States

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Citation

Getty, Jean Paul. How to Be Rich. Playboy Press, 1965.

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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Original Citation

Wilder, Thornton. The Matchmaker. 4 Nov. 1954, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, act 2.

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I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.

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Author

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Source
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Genre
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Language
English
Time
1854 1850s 19th century
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Original Citation

Thoreau, Henry David. "Conclusion." Walden; or, Life in the Woods. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1854.

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