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 ↗

— T. Boone Pickens

#humor

I think I have more patience now than I did in the past. ↗

— T. Boone Pickens

#i #i think #in the past #more #now

Fundamentals make the market. ↗

— T. Boone Pickens

#make #market

Big Oil is a club, and they'll do everything to keep me out. ↗

— T. Boone Pickens

#big oil #club #everything #keep #me

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. ↗

— T. Boone Pickens

#average #chief #companies #executives #feeling

Far too many executives have become more concerned with the "four P's" - pay, perks, power and prestige - rather than making profits for shareholders. ↗

— T. Boone Pickens

#concerned #executives #far #four #making

As long as there's political uncertainty around the energy space, stock prices will come down. ↗

— T. Boone Pickens

#come #down #energy #long #political

I always saw myself as a large stockholder trying to make a difference. I wasn't raiding anybody. ↗

— T. Boone Pickens

#anybody #difference #i #i always #large

I don't believe in a price on carbon, because the government is going to control it and they're going to fail. ↗

— T. Boone Pickens

#believe #carbon #control #fail #going

I don't care whether you use natural gas, ethanol, the battery. You can use anything, just so it's American. ↗

— T. Boone Pickens

#anything #battery #care #ethanol #gas