In life, you either watch TV or you do TV. I told my daughters that the only way you're going to make it in this business is to get in the game. That's the biggest advice I can give them.
If you are too proud, you don't do business.
I miss New York. I like the country and I like the people. However, the U. S. political and legal system is prone to overreaction.
I basically see two reasons for a going public: Glencore gets access to more money. It is a way of funding your business and to finance growth. Plus: You have more liquid shares. It is easier to leave the company and redeem your shares. The 'going public' may also be an exit strategy for the top management.
It is much more convenient not to be a public company. As a private company you don't have to give information to the public. Secrecy is an important factor of success in the commodity business.
You can't run a business based on sympathies; otherwise our business would be hampered.
George W. Bush was a very bad president. The Iraq war was a big mistake. The U. S. A. needed a political change. I hoped Barack Obama could be a good president, but I'm disappointed. He hasn't done well.
But the Air Force was sort of a bastard child of the Army, much like the Marines with the Navy. Everything had to be done over by the Army after it had already been done by the Air Corps, a mess.
The last thing I remember, I left with a girl on a motor bike that weighed 300 pounds.
After my marriage she edited everything I wrote. And what is more, she not only edited my works, she edited me.
You can always tell a detective on TV. He never takes his hat off.