It's billionaire oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens' birthday today.
The 86-year-old certainly has a way with words and a knack for telling it like it is. He's known for engaging with hip-hop stars like Drake and Dr. Dre on Twitter about becoming billionaires.
The author of "The First Billion Is The Hardest" has a ton of catchy/easy to remember phrases about life and business.
They're affectionately referred to by his family and staff members as "Boone-isms."
We've compiled some of his business Boone-isms in the slides that follow from his website boonepickens.com. Some of these verbal gems are first seen on his Twitter account @BoonePickens.
"A plan without action is not a plan. It's a speech."
"Chief executives who themselves own few shares of their companies have no more feeling for the shareholders than they do for baboons in Africa."
"In a deal between friends, there's no place for a wolverine."
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