Technology is going to transform people's lives and society everywhere in the world. I spend most of my time studying new technologies. My main task is to understand what's going on and try to see where we can fit in. Carlos Slim More Quotes by Carlos Slim More Quotes From Carlos Slim With three work days a week, we would have more time to relax; for quality of life. Carlos Slim relaxqualitythree Live the present intensely and fully, do not let the past be a burden, and let the future be an incentive. Each person forges his or her own destiny. Carlos Slim incentivesdestinypast Competition makes you better, always, always makes you better, even if the competitor wins. Carlos Slim businesswinninginspirational When we face our problems, they disappear. So learn from failure and let success be the silent incentive. Carlos Slim incentivesproblemfaces Anyone who is not investing now is missing a tremendous opportunity. Carlos Slim investingmissingopportunity Most people try to make a better world for our children when what they should be doing is making better children for our world. Carlos Slim our-worldchildrenpeople Mistakes are normal and human. Make them small, accept them, correct them, and forget them. Carlos Slim normalmistakeforget Choose the right employees and then set them loose. Carlos Slim employee All times are good time for those who know how to work and have the tools to do so. Carlos Slim all-timegood-timestools Focus on essentials and try not to get distracted and bogged down by things that don't add value to the bottom line. Carlos Slim essentialsfocustrying Do not allow negative feelings and emotions to control your mind. Emotional harm does not come from others; it is conceived and developed within ourselves. Carlos Slim emotionalmindfeelings In this new wave of technology, you can't do it all yourself, you have to form alliances. Carlos Slim partnershipalliancestechnology Firm and patient optimism always yields its rewards. Carlos Slim rewardsyieldoptimism Poverty isn’t solved with donations. Carlos Slim donationpoverty When you live for others' opinions, you are dead. I don't want to live thinking about how I'll be remembered. Carlos Slim others-opinionsentrepreneurthinking All businesses make mistakes. The trick is to avoid large ones. Carlos Slim tricksmaking-mistakesmistake It is not important NOT to make mistakes, but the mistakes to be small Carlos Slim making-mistakesimportantmistake Money is not a goal. The goal is to make companies grow, develop, be competitive, be in different areas, be efficient to have a great human team inside the company. Carlos Slim teamdifferentgoal When we decide to do something, we do it quickly. Carlos Slim I am convinced that all this poverty in Mexico and in Latin America, like it's happening in China is the opportunity to grow. It's an opportunity for investment; it's an economic activity and to take out poverty is the best investment any person or a person can do in any place. Carlos Slim latinopportunityamerica
