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. Carlos Slim accountbondbuy share on social
You want to have a toy and another toy, and that's not maturity. The biggest things in life are not materials. Carlos Slim biglifematerial Change image and share on social
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 capitalcapitalizationcreate Change image and share on social
Our philosophy is you need to give nonprofit money for health, nutrition, education, culture, and sports. Carlos Slim cultureeducationgive Change image and share on social
My mother born in Mexico, but was Lebanese in origin. She born 1902 the same year my father arrived to Mexico when he was 14 years old. Carlos Slim arrivebearfather Change image and share on social
There are people who are good for letters and others that are good for numbers. Carlos Slim goodletternumber Change image and share on social
You should have more time for you during all of your life - not when you're 65 and retired. Carlos Slim liferetiretime Change image and share on social
It's important to give a better country to your children, but it is more important to give better children to your country. Carlos Slim childcountrygive Change image and share on social
You need to support human development and human capital as much as possible. And we've had 25 years of programs, great programs. We supported 125,000 surgeries. We fund 15,000 scholarships every year for college and higher education. We gave bicycles for rural areas. We gave laptops. Carlos Slim 000areabicycle share on social
It's a society of knowledge and experience. You have better experience and knowledge when you are 60, 65 and 70. Carlos Slim experienceknowledgesociety Change image and share on social
