23 Quotes by Jim Pattison

When I came out of high school, my objective in life was to get a job selling used cars, but after trying for two weeks, nobody would hire me.

My grade 3 teacher put on a kids' Christmas concert, and I played the kazoo, so my mother bought me a trumpet. I took lessons for eight years, was in the Kitsilano Boys Band, and I played in the Vancouver Junior Symphony for two years.

My dad made a huge impact on me in terms of right and wrong.

What I like most about an aquarium is that all ages, from toddlers to pre-schoolers to retired grandparents, can really enjoy the wonders of the sea.

I went into radio in 1965 when I got a license for CJOR 600 AM. It was my second business.

People in the high-tech sector are living with change every hour. They can get up in the morning and find themselves behind already.

When I was 8 years old, I sold garden seeds.

Today, public companies don't like the idea of conglomerates. People want to buy something in which they know where they are putting their money - into the food business or the oil and gas business. They don't want to put their money into a hodge-podge as a general rule.

When you live in Vancouver, you realize most of the population is in eastern North America.