#to

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

— T. Boone Pickens

#come #down #energy #long #political

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

I don't like stock buybacks. I think if a company has the money to buy their stock back, then they should take that and increase the dividends. Send it back to the stockholder. Let them invest their money again from the dividends. ↗

— T. Boone Pickens

#back #buy #company #dividends #i

It has become cheaper to look for oil on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange than in the ground. ↗

— T. Boone Pickens

#cheaper #exchange #floor #ground #look

The American people know something is wrong as far as energy is concerned. They don't think they are being told the truth. ↗

— T. Boone Pickens

#american people #as far as #being #concerned #energy

When you look at a commodities market you need hedgers and speculators. If you don't have one, you don't have a market. That's how it works. ↗

— T. Boone Pickens

#how #look #market #need #speculators

You can't invest in natural gas on a daily basis. It's too volatile. But if you think of natural gas as a long-term holding, then you push your profit horizon out. A long-term time horizon would be at least two years. ↗

— T. Boone Pickens

#daily #daily basis #gas #holding #horizon

Lawsuit abuse is a major contributor to the increased costs of healthcare, goods and services to consumers. ↗

— Charles W. Pickering

#abuse #consumers #contributor #costs #goods

Writing is total grunt work. A lot of people think it's all about sitting and waiting for the muse. I don't buy that. It's a job. There are days when I really want to write, days when I don't. Every day I sit down and write. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#buy #day #days #down #every

Most people in America want an easy read. I call it McFiction - books which pass right through you without you even digesting them. I don't mean a book that has two-syllable words. I mean chapters you can read in a toilet break. Happy endings. We are more of a TV culture. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#book #books #break #call #chapters