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title: "1 Buy Stock Quotes By T. Boone Pickens"
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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. Send it back to the stockholder. Let them invest their money again from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-boone-pickens/i-don-t-like-stock-buybacks-i-think-if-a-company-has-the-money-to-buy/)

[T. Boone Pickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-boone-pickens/)

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## More by T. Boone Pickens

> [I don't believe in a price on carbon, because the government is going to control it and they're going to fail.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-boone-pickens/i-don-t-believe-in-a-price-on-carbon-because-the-government-is-going/)

[T. Boone Pickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-boone-pickens/)

> [If somebody I don't like gets in the crosshairs, I pull the trigger. But I don't hunt for them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-boone-pickens/if-somebody-i-don-t-like-gets-in-the-crosshairs-i-pull-the-trigger/)

[T. Boone Pickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-boone-pickens/)

> [The cheapest natural gas in the world is in the United States.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-boone-pickens/the-cheapest-natural-gas-in-the-world-is-in-the-united-states/)

[T. Boone Pickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-boone-pickens/)

> [We've got all these politicians talking about better health care and what all, but believe me, we're not going to have the money to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-boone-pickens/we-ve-got-all-these-politicians-talking-about-better-health-care-and/)

[T. Boone Pickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-boone-pickens/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-boone-pickens/when-you-look-at-a-commodities-market-you-need-hedgers-and/)

[T. Boone Pickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-boone-pickens/)

> [It has become cheaper to look for oil on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange than in the ground.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-boone-pickens/it-has-become-cheaper-to-look-for-oil-on-the-floor-of-the-new-york/)

[T. Boone Pickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-boone-pickens/)

> [A fool with a plan can outsmart a genius with no plan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-boone-pickens/a-fool-with-a-plan-can-outsmart-a-genius-with-no-plan/)

[T. Boone Pickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-boone-pickens/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-boone-pickens/you-can-t-invest-in-natural-gas-on-a-daily-basis-it-s-too-volatile/)

[T. Boone Pickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-boone-pickens/)

> [We're going to have shortages and prices are going to go up. Gasoline is going to be extremely tight for us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-boone-pickens/we-re-going-to-have-shortages-and-prices-are-going-to-go-up-gasoline/)

[T. Boone Pickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-boone-pickens/)

> [Fundamentals make the market.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-boone-pickens/fundamentals-make-the-market/)

[T. Boone Pickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-boone-pickens/)

> [I've always believed that it's important to show a new look periodically. Predictability can lead to failure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-boone-pickens/i-ve-always-believed-that-it-s-important-to-show-a-new-look/)

[T. Boone Pickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-boone-pickens/)

> [Work eight hours and sleep eight hours, and make sure that they are not the same eight hours.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-boone-pickens/work-eight-hours-and-sleep-eight-hours-and-make-sure-that-they-are/)

[T. Boone Pickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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-aim syndrome'.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-boone-pickens/be-willing-to-make-decisions-that-s-the-most-important-quality-in-a/)

[T. Boone Pickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-boone-pickens/)

> [I don't go looking for somewhere to spend my money. You can step on a tube of toothpaste for a week, if you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-boone-pickens/i-don-t-go-looking-for-somewhere-to-spend-my-money-you-can-step-on-a/)

[T. Boone Pickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-boone-pickens/)

> [Predictability can lead to failure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-boone-pickens/predictability-can-lead-to-failure/)

[T. Boone Pickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-boone-pickens/)

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