Carlos Slim
Carlos Slim
Carlos Slim Helúis a Lebanese Mexican business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. From 2010 to 2013, Slim was ranked as the richest person in the world. Known as the "Warren Buffett of Mexico", he derived his fortune from his extensive holdings in a considerable number of Mexican companies through his conglomerate, Grupo Carso. As of 31 July 2016 he was #7 on Forbes list of billionaires, with a net worth estimated at US$50 billion...
NationalityMexican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth28 January 1940
CityMexico City, Mexico
CountryMexico
The artistic part of us all - I think that the easiest way to appreciate this - is through architecture. Architecture is very impressive; the beauty of buildings, temples.
We don't take anything when we pass away, and we need to do with the sense of responsibility.
We really think highly of the executives at SBC. And Microsoft is one of the great companies of the 21st century. It is in all of our best interests to work together. In this new wave of technology, you can't do it all yourself; you have to form alliances.
I think I can work with any of them. We are going to continue investing, whoever wins. We think long term, not just four or six years. We believe the country is strong, like almost all the countries in Latin America.
I think I can work with any of them.
When I was very young, maybe 12 years, I began to make investments.
We think that in Mexico, online trading of shares and financial instruments is not going to be as important as it is in the U.S. On days that there is a banking holiday in the U.S., you hardly see any movement here on the stock exchange.
We have great confidence in Colombia, great confidence in its government and great confidence in Colombia's future.
We will devote all the resources necessary to make this venture a success.
There are people who are good for letters and others that are good for numbers.
Our philosophy is you need to give nonprofit money for health, nutrition, education, culture, and sports.
It's a society of knowledge and experience. You have better experience and knowledge when you are 60, 65 and 70.
CompUSA was a bad decision. We stayed too much with CompUSA, and we stayed too short with Apple.
You want to have a toy and another toy, and that's not maturity. The biggest things in life are not materials.