T. Boone Pickens
T. 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth22 May 1928
CountryUnited States of America
life
I fracked over 3,000 wells in my life and never had a problem with an aquifer.
believe government failing
I don't believe in a price on carbon, because the government is going to control it and they're going to fail.
use news computer
Never Googled myself. I use a computer for market quotes and news, but I've never Googled myself. But I have visited their headquarters.
differences trying making-a-difference
I always saw myself as a large stockholder trying to make a difference. I wasn't raiding anybody.
thinking voice littles
To me, emails are a little bit frustrating. I think that the telephone is much preferred because you get the sound of the voice and the interest and everything else you can't see in an email.
thinking increase should
I don't like stock buybacks. I think if a company has the money to buy their stock back, then they should take that and increase the dividends. Send it back to the stockholder. Let them invest their money again from the dividends.
needs more-money
I don't need any more money.
giving want
You give the money where you want it.
oil use refinery
If you don't have a refinery operating, it's hard to use oil that's available.
business four pay
Far too many executives have become more concerned with the four P's -- pay, perks, power and prestige -- rather than making profits for shareholders.
money believe talking
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.
aquifers problem wells
I fracked over 3,000 wells in my life and never had a problem with an aquifer.
I never did anything dishonest.
predictability
Predictability can lead to failure.