Aristotle Onassis Quotations

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.

The secret of business is to know something that nobody else knows.

We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds.

To succeed in business it is necessary to make others see things as you see them.

After a certain point, money is meaningless. It ceases to be the goal. The game is what counts.

I have no friends and no enemies - only competitors.

If women didn't exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning.

The more you own, the more you know you don't own.

Find a priest who understands English and doesn't look like Rasputin.

I guess the kid had everything but the luck.

Millions do not always add up to what a man needs out of life.

I consider a good reputation is a great part of the human happiness. Some people, if they are very, very rich can permit themselves certain negligence to their reputations.

Wealth comes from knowing what others do not know.

Get a sun lamp to keep you looking as if you have just come back from somewhere expensive.

Since I'm known as a 'rich person', I feel I have to tip at least $5 each time I check my coat. On top of that, I would have to wear a very expensive coat, and it would have to be insured. Added up, without a topcoat I save over $20,000 a year.

In business we cut each others' throats, but now and then we sit around the same table and behave-for the sake of the ladies.

To be successful, you must act big, think big and talk big.

The only rule is there are no rules.

I hate the opera. I think I must have a tin ear. No matter how hard I concentrate it still sounds like a bunch of Italian chefs screaming risotto recipes at each other.

To be successful, keep looking tanned, live in an elegant building (even if you're in the cellar), be seen in smart restaurants (even if you only nurse one drink) and if you borrow, borrow big.

I've just been a machine for making money. I seem to have spent my life in a golden tunnel looking for the outlet which would lead to happiness. But the tunnel kept going on. After my death there will be nothing left.

Don’t sleep too much. If you sleep 3 hours less each night for a year, you will have an extra month and a half to succeed in.

You are not truly wealthy unless you earn money while you are sleeping

Don't worry about your physical shortcomings. I am no Greek god. Don't get too much sleep and don't tell anybody your troubles. Appearances count: Get a sun lamp to keep you looking as though you have just come back from somewhere expensive: maintain an elegant address even if you have to live in the attic. Never nickel when short of cash. Borrow big, but always repay promptly.