The practical reality of managing cars in the family - I do 36-month leases. I think they're horrible investments. And you want to give them back after their warranty is over.
For whatever reason somebody can be convinced to buy a PC, it opens up a whole new market for all of us in the software business.
People say that I can't speak French. C'est pas vraiment placé. I'm getting better every day. I just have to keep practising. That's the truth.
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.
If a man could give birth it would be to a book - it's an 18-month gestation period.
When I turned 50, something clicked in my head and I said, 'I'm not going to live to 100. I'm half-cooked already.' I set the family down and I said, 'Listen everybody, we're now entering the decade of Daddy. We're going to start doing things that I want to do.
I have great people working for me now. I surround myself with smart people.
I see negotiations as an honest attempt to reach a deal that's great for everyone at the table. But sometimes, for whatever reason, that's impossible. You need to accept that possibility-don't make a deal for the sake of making a deal. If you do, chances are it will fall apart later anyway, with costs and headaches for everyone involved. And once you walk away, don't come back.
The skies were blue when I was coming up. I want my kids to have the same opportunity, if not better, than I had.
Justin Trudeau is going to elect Kevin O'Leary. All he has to do is keep doing what he is doing.
Let's not forget, there are three languages in Canada - English, French, and there's the language of jobs.
I keep anywhere between 5-10 percent of my net worth in venture ideas.
When you come to 'Shark Tank,' the only person you should listen to is me, because you know you're getting the truth. I'll decide if it's worth it, and after I'm finished, the rest of the people can look into it.
There are a lot of idiot fund managers out there who add no value to the process at all.
If you want a friend, buy a dog.
(On soft launches) It allows you to test your assumptions and see which ones you got right, and more, importantly, which ones you got wrong. A big hard launch is expensive. Getting even one thing wrong can force you to go out of business.
Unions are about the collective leverage, the power of numbers versus the power of capital.
I'm ashamed of what has happened to Canada. And I'm not leaving a $1.5 trillion deficit to my kids. No chance in hell is that happening.
There's only one side with me. You get the right side. You get the correct version of the facts.
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.
I look at Twitter as brand building.
I think every entrepreneur in Canada owes the next generation a road map of how to do it again.
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.
What I'm trying to do is immerse myself.
Don't call me, I'll call you... I'm out.
