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" I went into radio in 1965 when I got a license for CJOR 600 AM. It was my second business. "
Jim Pattison
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" I come to work, and I have a good time. I have no reason to change anything that I do. "
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" When I was 8 years old, I sold garden seeds. "
Jim Pattison
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Years
Sold
" 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. "
Jim Pattison
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Time
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" 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. "
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Food
Business
" I track some long hours. "
Jim Pattison
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Some
Track
" During school, I'd advertise cars in the University of British Columbia newspaper. "
Jim Pattison
University
British
Newspaper
" I've got a lot of respect for tuba players, just carrying that thing around. "
Jim Pattison
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Carrying
Got
" In the Sixties, conglomerates were all the rage. "
Jim Pattison
Sixties
Rage
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" In my job, I have many operations, so I tend to use time in my car to think. I get in the car after work and drive all night -11 hours, Vancouver to Banff. "
Jim Pattison
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Work
Car
" I've always believed that competition is good for consumers and good for businesses. "
Jim Pattison
Competition
Always
Consumers
" 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. "
Jim Pattison
High School
School
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. "
Jim Pattison
Teacher
Band
Christmas
" 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. "
Jim Pattison
Sea
Grandparents
Enjoy
" In Canada, things are very honest. "
Jim Pattison
Very
Things
Honest
" 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. "
Jim Pattison
Me
Car
Change
" My dad made a huge impact on me in terms of right and wrong. "
Jim Pattison
Right
Made
Impact
" When you live in Vancouver, you realize most of the population is in eastern North America. "
Jim Pattison
Live
You
Vancouver
" We all fail - I have failed so many times, but it never discourages me. I just pick up and go. "
Jim Pattison
Go
Just
Up
" 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. "
Jim Pattison
Opportunity
Problem
You
" No matter what business you are in, there is change, and it's happening pretty quickly. "
Jim Pattison
Pretty
Change
You
" People in the high-tech sector are living with change every hour. They can get up in the morning and find themselves behind already. "
Jim Pattison
People
Living
Find