23 Quotes by Jim Pattison

We all fail - I have failed so many times, but it never discourages me. I just pick up and go.

I've made more mistakes than anyone I know. Sometimes I learned something, and sometimes I just find myself doing it again. It makes me mad when I wasn't smart enough to learn the first time. You just think it's going to be different the next time, and it's not, as it turns out.

I've always believed that competition is good for consumers and good for businesses.

Radio had been very good to me as a car dealer. It's flexible, and it's fast - you can get on the air in an hour and change your message - and compared to other types of media, it's very good value.

During school, I'd advertise cars in the University of British Columbia newspaper.

It's quite normal to hear of a change and see it as a problem, but it's probably an opportunity, depending on how quickly you can adjust.

I've got a lot of respect for tuba players, just carrying that thing around.

No matter what business you are in, there is change, and it's happening pretty quickly.

In the Sixties, conglomerates were all the rage.