17 ordspråk av T. Boone Pickens
T. Boone Pickens
Be willing to make decisions. That's the most important quality in a good leader. Don't fall victim to what I call the "ready-aim-aim-aim syndrome." You must be willing to fire.
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Chief executives, who themselves own few shares of their companies, have no more feeling for the average stockholder than they do for baboons in Africa.
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Chief executives, who themselves own few shares of their companies, have no more feeling for the average stockholder than they do for baboons in Africa.
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Far too many executives have become more concerned with the ''four P's'' -- pay, perks, power and prestige -- rather than making profits for shareholders.
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I have always believed that it's important to show a new look periodically. Predictability can lead to failure.
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I've always believed that it's important to show a new look periodically. Predictability can lead to failure.
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If you don't have a refinery operating, it's hard to use oil that's available.
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It isn't possible for us to be.
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It's almost like, what Katrina didn't get, this one's going to.
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It's never worked. Price will kill demand.
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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.
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Let me give you a number that is pretty shocking when you hear it. The world uses 30 billion barrels of oil a year. There is no way we're replacing 30 billion barrels of oil. Just a million barrels a day is 1,000 wells producing 1,000 barrels. That's big.
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The world produces about 85 million barrels a day. That's where demand is now, too. And I've seen forecasts that demand is going to be higher than that by the end of the year.
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We'll see it within a year,
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We're going to have shortages and prices are going to go up. Gasoline is going to be extremely tight for us.
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