34 Kevin O'Leary Quotes for You to Enjoy

Kevin O'Leary

Canadian Businessman

Born: Jul 9, 1954

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Money is my military, each dollar a soldier. I never send my money into battle unprepared and undefended. I send it to conquer and take currency prisoner and bring it back to me. Kevin O'Leary

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Working 24 hours a day isn't enough anymore. You have to be willing to sacrifice everything to be successful, including your personal life, your family life, maybe more. If people think it's any less, they're wrong, and they will fail. Kevin O'Leary

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I want to go to bed richer than when I woke up. The pursuit of wealth is a wonderful thing, but the thing is you have to be honest about it, you have to tell the truth. Kevin O'Leary

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My worst fashion faux pas: probably orange shoes with white pants. I thought I looked spectacular. Kevin O'Leary

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Business is war. I go out there, I want to kill the competitors. I want to make their lives miserable. I want to steal their market share. I want them to fear me and I want everyone on my team thinking we're going to win. Kevin O'Leary

I have met many entrepreneurs who have the passion and even the work ethic to succeed - but who are so obsessed with an idea that they don't see its obvious flaws. Think about that. If you can't even acknowledge your failures, how can you cut the rope and move on? Kevin O'Leary

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Unions are about the collective leverage, the power of numbers versus the power of capital. Kevin O'Leary

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I'm starting to think about things that I want to do, things that are fun. One of them is driving a car like a Porsche. I've driven a lot of cars - sedans, trucks and big family vehicles all year long. But there's nothing like a four-wheel-drive Porsche. Kevin O'Leary

Once Michigan stood proud. In addition to GM, Ford and Chrysler, it was home base for the United Auto Workers, a powerful escalator transporting hundreds of thousands of blue-collar workers into America's middle class. Kevin O'Leary

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There's something very visceral about watching people beg for money. It's powerful. Kevin O'Leary

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All we do is bring the debate from both sides, and let you as a viewer decide where you want to end up on the issue. That's very important. That's exactly what happens in 'Redemption Inc.' Kevin O'Leary

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We have to change public perception of ex-convicts. Most Canadians don't realize that when you come out of prison, you're a complete pariah. You can't get a car loan or money from a bank to start a business. So most end up back in prison within 24 months. It's just so wrong. We need to fix this problem. Kevin O'Leary

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There are a lot of impractical things about owning a Porsche. But they're all offset by the driving experience. It really is unique. Lamborghinis and Ferraris come close. And they are more powerful, but they don't handle like a Porsche. Kevin O'Leary

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Imagine how foolish you'd look if, like one clever salesman who once pitched to me, you tried to license your product to a big industry player without knowing they just launched a competing product. With the right background research, he could have avoided that and other landmines - and so can you. Kevin O'Leary

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Don't call me, I'll call you... I'm out. Kevin O'Leary

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If a man could give birth it would be to a book - it's an 18-month gestation period. Kevin O'Leary

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I look at Twitter as brand building. Kevin O'Leary

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Building fast-growing, globally competitive companies is tough. Kevin O'Leary

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The only reason to do business is to make money; that's the only reason for doing business. Kevin O'Leary

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As far as I'm concerned, Twitter has wiped out Facebook. I'm done with Facebook. Kevin O'Leary

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