盖蒂名言【1】（笑话，译文）
译自法语by me, 英语由Gemini proofread过
"If you owe the bank one hundred dollars, that is your problem. If you owe the bank one hundred million dollars, that is the bank's problem."
John Paul Getty【2】
如果你欠银行一百美元，那是你的不是。如果你欠银行一亿美元，那就是可是银行的责任了。
让·保罗·盖蒂【2】
【1】. p. 164. 1000 Blagues
【2】. 法文原文把Jean Paul Getty 弄错了。原文是Jean Paul Getty让·保罗·盖蒂说的，而不是他儿子John Paul Getty或孙子说的。盖蒂就是洛杉矶那个博物馆的名字，以前有很多加油站也叫盖蒂，现在好像没有了。
下面是gemini的介绍：
Who is J. Paul Getty?
Jean Paul Getty (1892–1976) was an American industrialist and the founder of the Getty Oil Company. He is remembered as one of the most fascinating and polarizing figures of the 20th century:
- The Richest Man in the World: In 1957, Fortune magazine named him the wealthiest living American. By 1966, the Guinness Book of Records named him the richest private citizen in the world, with a fortune worth billions.
- The Notorious Miser: Despite his massive wealth, Getty was famously frugal. He famously installed a payphone at his luxury estate (Sutton Place) so that guests wouldn't use his phone line for free.
- The Kidnapping: His most infamous moment of "thriftiness" occurred in 1973 when his grandson, John Paul Getty III, was kidnapped in Rome. Getty initially refused to pay the ransom, arguing that if he paid for one grandchild, he’d have 14 kidnapped grandchildren. He only relented (and even then, negotiated the price down) after the kidnappers mailed the boy’s severed ear to a newspaper.
- Art Patron: He was an avid art collector. His vast collection and estate eventually led to the creation of the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Getty Center in Los Angeles, which remains one of the wealthiest art institutions in the world.
原文是Jean Paul Getty让·保罗·盖蒂说的 （引自gemini)，而不是他儿子John Paul Getty或孙子说的：
The quote is attributed to the father, Jean Paul Getty (often known as J. Paul Getty).
Confusion often arises because of the names in the family, but here is the breakdown based on historical context:
1. The Father: Jean Paul Getty (1892–1976)
- The Source: He is the one who said the famous line about owing the bank $100 million. It aligns with his status as the billionaire oil tycoon and patriarch of the family.
- The Name: While his legal name was Jean, he almost always went by J. Paul Getty in business and in the media. This is why many quotes (like the one in your image) simply list him as "John Paul Getty" or "J. Paul Getty."
2. The Son: John Paul Getty Jr. (1932–2003)
- He was one of Jean Paul Getty's five sons.
- He was not the source of the quote; in fact, he famously had a difficult relationship with his father regarding money. During the 1973 kidnapping of his own son (John Paul Getty III), he had to beg his father for the ransom money. The elder Getty eventually provided a portion of it as a loan with interest.
Why does the text say "John"?
It is very common for people to mistakenly write "John Paul Getty" when referring to the billionaire father because "John" is a more common English name than "Jean," and his son and grandson were both named John. However, in the context of business history and famous financial maxims, J. Paul Getty (the father) is the intended author.
