Boone Pickens
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...
fuel gas united
Natural gas is better distributed than any other fuel in the United States. It's down every street and up every alley. There's a pipeline.
cheapest environmental gas natural united
The cheapest natural gas in the world is in the United States.
cleaner domestic environmental fuel
Natural gas is a better transportation fuel than gasoline, so if that's the case, it's cheaper, it's cleaner and it's a domestic resource.
whether
I don't care whether you use natural gas, ethanol, the battery. You can use anything, just so it's American.
speech action plans
A plan without action is not a plan. It's a speech.
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.
hard-work way late
Work hard. Come early, stay late. That's the way leadership has to approach it.
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.
communication writing talking
Keep things informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is great for keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Great things come from out luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup of soup, and a good idea or two. No martinis.
honesty thinking dollars
A dollar is not worth as much as you think it is. Your honesty is worth much more.
levels want highest
You want to compete, and you want to compete at the highest level.
names support trying
Try everything. Do everything. Nuclear. Biomass. Coal. Solar. You name it. I support them all.
aquifers problem wells
I fracked over 3,000 wells in my life and never had a problem with an aquifer.
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.