Richard Rainwater
Richard Rainwater
Richard Edward Rainwaterwas an American investor and fund manager. He made a significant personal fortune from his investments and was in the top 1000 richest people in the world in 2010. He saw the peak oil phenomenon as a grave threat after reading Beyond the Limits and from the beginning of the 1990s invested heavily in oil ...
NationalityAlgerian
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth15 June 1944
CountryAlgeria
capacity forty granted hospitals level nonprofit pay playing run taxes theory
I don't understand the theory that nonprofit hospitals that run at forty percent capacity and do not pay taxes should be granted some special privilege. I like level playing fields.
type wants
I'm just not the type who wants to draw attention to himself.
business creates happening opportunity
There's always something happening in the world that creates an opportunity to try to fix a business and build a business.
sold
I sold my Chevron. I sold my ConocoPhillips. I sold my Statoil. I sold my ENSCO. I sold my Pioneer Natural Resources. I sold everything.
asked success
Someone asked me what are the secrets to my success, and I said 'There are three: Timing, timing, timing.'
business essence good knowing train
The essence of good business is knowing when to step on a train and when to step off.
business estate intriguing opportunity seen
I view real estate as the most intriguing opportunity that I've seen in my business lifetime.