Armand Hammer

Businessman

1898-05-21 – 1990-12-10

American businessman and longtime head of Occidental Petroleum. He built a major international business profile through oil, trade, and philanthropy. He died in 1990.

Quotes by Armand Hammer

I believe in the power of great art to transcend geographical boundaries, political differences and even the restrictions of time.
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People I meet today, especially journalists who interview me, are astonished to hear that Lenin told me, in effect, that Communism was not working and that the Revolution needed American capital and technical aid.
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One of my father's most precious legacies to me was spiritual. I learned from him the value of courage and the strength of will.
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Russian is a very deceptive language, because it looks easy at first: it's like setting out for a gentle stroll and realizing that you've committed yourself to scaling Himalayan peaks.
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I can't think of anything better to do with a life than to wear it out in efforts to be useful to the world.
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People will always work harder if they're getting well paid and if they're afraid of losing a job which they know will be hard to equal. As is well known, if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
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Regrets and recriminations only hurt your soul.
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Raking over the past and sifting its dust is an occupation for the idle or the elderly retired.
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