You want to compete, and you want to compete at the highest level.

Chief executives, who themselves own few shares of their companies, have no more feeling for the average stockholder than they do for baboons in Africa.

I do believe that oil production globally has peaked at 85 million barrels. And I've been very vocal about it. And what happens? The demand continues to rise. The only way you can possibly kill demand is with price. So the price of oil, gasoline, has to go up to kill the demand. Otherwise, keep the price down, the demand rises.

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

I don't go cheap on anything, but I'm not a shopper. If I want something, I look at it, decide what it is, but it will usually be the best product. I've got a pair of loafers that I still wear that I got in 1957.

I'm focused on energy only. And I know what I'm talking about. And I don't want to be distracted on other things.

On a scale from 1-10, my ambition is probably 11 or 12.