Howard Hughes:

I'm not a paranoid deranged millionaire. Goddamit, I'm a billionaire.

— Howard Hughes Contemporary

Billionaire, extreme OCD recluse

Addressing public perception of his mental state and wealth.

Approx. 1970s

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