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.

Jim Pattison

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

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

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

In the Sixties, conglomerates were all the rage.

Jim Pattison

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

Jim Pattison

I come to work, and I have a good time. I have no reason to change anything that I do.

Jim Pattison

In Canada, things are very honest.

Jim Pattison

I probably fly twice a week, within Canada and the States.

Jim Pattison

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

Jim Pattison

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

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

Jim Pattison

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

Jim Pattison

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

Jim Pattison

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

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

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

Jim Pattison

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

Jim Pattison

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

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.

Jim Pattison

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

Jim Pattison