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48 quotes by T. Boone Pickens

T. Boone Pickens Pickens at the 2011 Time 100 gala Born Thomas Boone Pickens, Jr. (1928-05-22) May 22, 1928 (age 86) Holdenville, Oklahoma, U.S. Residence Dallas, Texas Alma mater Oklahoma State University–Stillwater Occupation Chairman of BP Capital Management Net worth US$1.0 billion Spouse(s) 1) Lynn O'Brien (1949-1971) 2) Beatrice Carr (1972-1998) 3) Nelda Cain (2000-2004) 4) Madeleine Paulson (2005-2012) 5) Toni Brinker (2014...
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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... →

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Natural gas is the best transportation fuel. It's better than gasoline or diesel. It's cleaner, it's cheaper, and it's domestic.... →

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I'm a Republican. I don't want to go to heaven and have to face my family up there and tell them I voted for a Democrat.

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

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Fundamentals make the market.

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The cheapest natural gas in the world is in the United States.

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

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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 somebody I don't like gets in the crosshairs, I pull the trigger. But I don't hunt for them.

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

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On a scale from 1-10, my ambition is probably 11 or 12.

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It's important to understand that oil and renewables do different things. Wind and solar are for power generation, so they don't replace oil.... →

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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.... →

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