Carlos Slim

Businessman

Mexico

1940 - Present

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Our philosophy is you need to give nonprofit money for health, nutrition, education, culture, and sports.
Carlos Slim
Low interest rates are a big opportunity for investment. But the issue is that this money should go to the real economy, not the financial economy.
Carlos Slim
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.
Carlos Slim
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.
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I love baseball. And American Football, too. But not rugby.
Carlos Slim
It's a society of knowledge and experience. You have better experience and knowledge when you are 60, 65 and 70.
Carlos Slim
You want to have a toy and another toy, and that's not maturity. The biggest things in life are not materials.
Carlos Slim
The biggest things in life are not materials.
Carlos Slim
You should have more time for you during all of your life - not when you're 65 and retired.
Carlos Slim
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.
Carlos Slim