I intend to be the greatest golfer in the world, the greatest film producer in the world, the greatest pilot in the world, and the greatest industrialist in the world.
— Howard Hughes Contemporary

Billionaire, extreme OCD recluse

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Reported aspiration to a friend

Date / Period

1930s

Category

Controversial

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https://www.biography.com/business-figures/howard-hughes

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Confirmed

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