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The year 1983 was crazy. Peop...

The year 1983 was crazy. People wanted to sell not only their investments... but also their companies.

Carlos Slim 56 quotes

We don't take anything when w...

We don't take anything when we pass away, and we need to do with the sense of responsibility.

Carlos Slim 56 quotes

We think that in Mexico, onli...

We think that in Mexico, online trading of shares and financial instruments is not going to be as important as it is in the U.S. On days that there is a banking holiday in the U.S., you hardly see any movement here on the stock exchange.

Carlos Slim 56 quotes

I studied engineering in the ...

I studied engineering in the national university, the Universidad Autonoma, in San Ildefonso.

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In high school, I loved histo...

In high school, I loved history. I also loved cosmography, algebra. Mexico is so rich in culture and history, and I have always enjoyed that.

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At 25, I made many companies....

At 25, I made many companies. I was thinking more like a businessman or entrepreneur than a CEO. I created many companies, small companies, medium companies. I tried to be involved in many kinds of activities, in finance, in real estate, in mining.

Carlos Slim 56 quotes

You need to support human dev...

You need to support human development and human capital as much as possible. And we've had 25 years of programs, great programs. We supported 125,000 surgeries. We fund 15,000 scholarships every year for college and higher education. We gave bicycles for rural areas. We gave laptops.

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If Wal-Mart invests a billion...

If Wal-Mart invests a billion dollars and others invest $100 million, Wal-Mart is going to grow more.

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Profitability is coming from ...

Profitability is coming from productivity, efficiency, management, austerity, and the way to manage the business.

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You don't need to raise taxes...

You don't need to raise taxes on rich people, because they create capitalization and investment. But you need to tax speculation - meaning capital gains.

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When I was very young, maybe ...

When I was very young, maybe 12 years, I began to make investments.

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You cannot make thousands of ...

You cannot make thousands of universities or hundreds of thousands of professors, but with technology and the Internet you can have great courses and make a digital university.

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I've always said that the bet...

I've always said that the better off you are, the more responsibility you have for helping others. Just as I think it's important to run companies well, with a close eye to the bottom line, I think you have to use your entrepreneurial experience to make corporate philanthropy effective.

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Any personal crisis - you hav...

Any personal crisis - you have to use it to get stronger.

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I studied engineering in the ...

I studied engineering in the national university, the Universidad Autonoma, in San Ildefonso. There is art everywhere, murals on the walls. It's beautiful.

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Well, when I was very young, ...

Well, when I was very young, maybe 12 years, I began to make investments.

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First I opened a check accoun...

First I opened a check account. I looked at the - I looked that there was nothing of yield. So I bought some bonds. It was a bond. When I bought this bond, it was duplicated in 10 years. I think it was 10 percent.

Carlos Slim 56 quotes

The artistic part of us all -...

The artistic part of us all - I think that the easiest way to appreciate this - is through architecture. Architecture is very impressive; the beauty of buildings, temples.

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We really think highly of the...

We really think highly of the executives at SBC. And Microsoft is one of the great companies of the 21st century. It is in all of our best interests to work together. In this new wave of technology, you can't do it all yourself; you have to form alliances.

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I buy companies for strategic...

I buy companies for strategic reasons and operate them.

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