Top 10 Quotes & Sayings by Eike Batista

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Brazilian businessman Eike Batista.

Last updated on November 5, 2024.

Eike Fuhrken Batista da Silva is a Brazilian-German serial entrepreneur who made and lost a fortune in mining and oil and gas industries. He engaged in a quest to promote Brazil's infrastructure with large-scale projects, such as the Porto do Açu, which eventually bankrupted his companies.

Brazilian - Businessman

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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.

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I was educated to think maybe Brazil works, maybe it doesn't. But I decided I am going to make this country work for my children. I am investing all my effort now in making Brazil a great country.

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What I learned from my father is to think big.

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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.

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You cannot exist as a $20 billion company with speculation.

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I can tell you that today 99% of my investments are in Brazil and will remain here.

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Don't think you are unstoppable or foolproof. Don't think that the only way your business will work is through perfection. Don't aim for perfection. Aim for success.

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Don’t aim for perfection, aim for success.

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We firmly believe in Trafiguras unparalleled capacity to extract the full value of the Sudeste Superport.

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Nobody is happy alone. To share experiences is always a good thing.

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