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T. Boone Pickens

Thomas Boone Pickens Jr. (born May 22, 1928), 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 November 2016, Pickens has a net worth of $500 million.

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Predictability can lead to failure.

Failure, Lead, Predictability

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.

Cheap, Look, Looks, Pairs, Shopper, Want Something

A dollar is not worth as much as you think it is. Your honesty is worth much more.

Dollar, Honesty, Money, Thinking, Worth

I know what people say, that water's a lot like air. Do you charge for air? Well, of course not. Well, you shouldn't charge for water. Okay, watch what happens you won't have any water

Air, Course, Like, People, Water

There's no question that tar sands in Canada are probably the largest source of oil available to the U. S. over a long period of time. There's as much oil in the tar sands probably as there is in Saudi Arabia. The problem is, there's a huge capital requirement to develop that.

Arabia, Canada, Long, Oil, Period, Source

Don't get the idea that I've turned green. My business is making money, and I think this is going to make a lot of money.

Green, Ideas, Money, Think, Thinking, Wind

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.

Determination, Elephants, Goal, Hunt, Older

Never Googled myself. I use a computer for market quotes and news, but I've never Googled myself. But I have visited their headquarters.

Computer, Googled, Headquarters, Market, News, Use

I've always believed that it's important to show a new look periodically. Predictability can lead to failure.

Believe, Believed, Business, Failure, Look, Show

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.

Buy, Increase, Should, Stock, Take, Thinking

You want to compete, and you want to compete at the highest level.

Compete, Highest, Level, Levels, Want

Work eight hours and sleep eight hours, and make sure that they are not the same eight hours.

Eight, Hours, Make, Sleep, Work

There is no free market for oil.

Free, Free Market, Market, Oil, Opec

If you don't have a refinery operating, it's hard to use oil that's available.

Hard, Oil, Operating, Refinery, Use

Natural gas is the best transportation fuel. It's better than gasoline or diesel. It's cleaner, it's cheaper, and it's domestic. Natural gas is 97 percent domestic fuel, North America.

America, Cheaper, Diesel, Fuel, Gasoline

I was very fortunate in my gene mix. The gambling instincts I inherited from my father were matched by my mother's gift for analysis.

Analysis, Father, Gambling, Gene, Gift, Mother

On a scale from 1-10, my ambition is probably 11 or 12.

Ambition, My Ambition, Probably, Scale, Scales

A plan without action is not a plan. It's a speech.

Action, Plan, Plans, Speech

I do believe that oil production globally has peaked at 85 million barrels. And I've been very vocal about it. And what happens? The demand continues to rise. The only way you can possibly kill demand is with price. So the price of oil, gasoline, has to go up to kill the demand. Otherwise, keep the price down, the demand rises.

Believe, Gasoline, Happens, Million, Oil, Vocal

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.

Believe, Ideas, Money, Problem

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