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
giving want
You give the money where you want it.
heaven want faces
I'm a Republican. I don't want to go to heaven and have to face my family up there and tell them I voted for a Democrat.
levels want highest
You want to compete, and you want to compete at the highest level.
talking want energy
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.
determination elephants want
The older I get, the more I see a straight path where I want to go. If you're going to hunt elephants, don't get off the trail for a rabbit.
want-something pairs looks
I don't go cheap on anything, but I'm not a shopper. If I want something, I look at it, decide what it is, but it will usually be the best product. I've got a pair of loafers that I still wear that I got in 1957.
concerned executives far power prestige profits
Far too many executives have become more concerned with the 'four P's' - pay, perks, power and prestige - rather than making profits for shareholders.
Big Oil is a club, and they'll do everything to keep me out.
far people truth
The American people know something is wrong as far as energy is concerned. They don't think they are being told the truth.
amused blame congress heard somebody tries
I'm amused when Congress tries to place the blame on somebody but never themselves. I've never heard any of them ever say, 'I've made a mistake.' I do. I say I called it wrong. But they just try to find somebody to blame.
foreign good oil power produced replace solar understand
It's important to understand that oil and renewables do different things. Wind and solar are for power generation, so they don't replace oil. About 70% of all oil produced is used for transportation fuel. Renewables are good projects, but they don't get us off of foreign oil.
american-businessman
I have always believed that it's important to show a new look periodically. Predictability can lead to failure.
eight sure work
Work eight hours and sleep eight hours and make sure that they are not the same hours.
whether
I don't care whether you use natural gas, ethanol, the battery. You can use anything, just so it's American.