105 Quotes by T. Boone Pickens

Money is to be respected one of the worst things you can do is handle another person’s money without respect for how hard it was to earn.

I’ve always believed that it’s important to show a new look periodically. Predictability can lead to failure.

Never Googled myself. I use a computer for market quotes and news, but I’ve never Googled myself. But I have visited their headquarters.

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

We’re going to have shortages and prices are going to go up. Gasoline is going to be extremely tight for us.

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

In the history of America, we’ve never had an energy plan. We don’t even realize the resources that we have available to us.

For decades, our dependence on OPEC oil has dictated our national security decisions and tied us up in the Middle East at an incredible price. We’ve spent more than $5 trillion and thousands of American soldiers have died securing Middle East oil.

If you can provide the funding and you get the leadership, you’ll have a competitive team.