Boone Pickens
Boone Pickens
Thomas Boone Pickens, Jr., known as T. Boone Pickens, is an American business magnate and financier. Pickens chairs the hedge fund BP Capital Management. He was a well-known takeover operator and corporate raider during the 1980s. As of September 2014, Pickens has a net worth of $1 billion...
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Writing is great for keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Great things come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup of soup, and a good idea or two. No martinis.
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We've got all these politicians talking about better health care and what all, but believe me, we're not going to have the money to take care of sick people.. or anyone else as far as I'm concerned.. if we don't fix our energy problem right now. I've got an idea what to do. It might not be a perfect idea, but hell, none of my best ideas have been perfect.
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Keep things informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is great for keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Great things come from out luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup of soup, and a good idea or two. No martinis.
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I'm focused on energy only. And I know what I'm talking about. And I don't want to be distracted on other things.
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Far too many executives have become more concerned with the ''four P's'' -- pay, perks, power and prestige -- rather than making profits for shareholders.
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Mr. Pickens is pleased to have some skin in the Barnett Shale game.
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We think the first half of the year is going to be somewhat slow, pick up later in the year and in the fourth quarter we'll be back up to levels like we are now.
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You have gasoline in Europe at $5, and in the United States at $2.20. Eventually, it's going to have to move up. ... I do think you're going to see gasoline prices move up to $3 within a year from now.
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You cannot help but be struck by the magnitude of this disaster, ... The American Red Cross is on the front line of this recovery effort. I'm grateful for the opportunity to help advance their mission and I appreciate the contributions from so many of our employees and their families. I'm hopeful this will help spur other donations from companies large and small. As a nation, this is a critical time to pull together and help this hard-hit region recover from this disaster.
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It's almost like, what Katrina didn't get, this one's going to.
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The world produces about 85 million barrels a day. That's where demand is now, too. And I've seen forecasts that demand is going to be higher than that by the end of the year.
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It'll be slow in the first half for energy stocks.
I think you'll see $75 before you see $60 again, $100 crude? Sure, it could happen.
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My name's on the stadium. I don't know what else they could do. I guess they could put it on each one of the seats.