I can tell you that today 99% of my investments are in Brazil and will remain here. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes brazil investment remain
Finding oil is a multidisciplinary science. You need a lot of people - statisticians, engineers, and geologists, of course. And what I have learned in the past 30 years is that I read people better than I read books. Eike Batista bookengineerfind share on social
To be powerful in South America, you have to be transparent and you have to have a very clean reputation. Transparency for me today is a magic word in South America. Power comes from transparency and a track record of execution. Eike Batista americacleanexecution share on social
You cannot exist as a $20 billion company with speculation. Eike Batista billioncompanyexist Change image and share on social
I was not encouraged to follow the career of a writer because my parents thought that I was going to starve to death. They thought nobody can make a living from being a writer in Brazil. They were not wrong. Paulo Coelho brazilcareerdeath share on social
My feeling for reality TV isn't ironic, guilty, or apologetic. Reality TV is one of the few remaining modes of popular entertainment in which characterization is permitted as plot. Andrea Seigel apologeticcharacterizationentertainment Change image and share on social
I didn't end up going bankrupt... I made some great investments and I held on to my money, which also enables me to have the freedom to do what I want now. But it's not about finances. No matter what, it's about keeping it real. Vanilla Ice bankruptenableend share on social
