Kevin O'Leary Quotes

A collection of quotes by Kevin O'Leary.

Kevin O'Leary is a prominent Canadian businessman, television personality, and author. He was born on July 9, 1954, in Montreal, Quebec. Known by his nickname "Mr. Wonderful," O'Leary gained popularity as one of the investors on the entrepreneurial reality show "Shark Tank."

O'Leary completed his education at the University of Waterloo, earning a degree in Environmental Studies and later went on to obtain an MBA from the University of Western Ontario. He started his career in the business world by founding the software company SoftKey International in 1986. The company experienced significant growth and eventually merged with The Learning Company. This merger made O'Leary a wealthy businessman.

Aside from his business ventures, O'Leary has written several books on finance and investing, including "Cold Hard Truth" and "The Cold Hard Truth on Men, Women, and Money." He often expresses his conservative financial views and offers advice to aspiring entrepreneurs through his writings.

As a television personality, O'Leary has been a part of the reality show "Shark Tank" since 2009. On the show, he joins a panel of investors who evaluate business proposals presented by aspiring entrepreneurs, often sternly critiquing and negotiating deals.

Overall, Kevin O'Leary's success as a businessman, combined with his television appearances and financial expertise, has made him a well-known figure in both Canada and the United States.

There are a lot of impractical things about owning a Porsche

There are a lot of impractical things about owning a Porsche. But they're all offset by the driving experience. It really is unique. Lamborghinis and Ferraris come close. And they are more powerful, but they don't handle like a Porsche.

Kevin O'Leary


When you come to 'Shark Tank,' the only person you should li

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.

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Truth People Worth Rest

Here's how I think of my money - as soldiers - I send them o

Here's how I think of my money - as soldiers - I send them out to war everyday. I want them to take prisoners and come home, so there's more of them.

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Home

Money equals freedom.

Money equals freedom.

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Freedom

I want to go to bed richer than when I woke up. The pursuit

I want to go to bed richer than when I woke up. The pursuit of wealth is a wonderful thing, but the thing is you have to be honest about it, you have to tell the truth.

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Truth

You may lose your wife, you may lose your dog, your mother m

You may lose your wife, you may lose your dog, your mother may hate you. None of those things matter. What matters is that you achieve success and become free. Then you can do whatever you like.

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Success

I'm starting to think about things that I want to do, things

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.

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Car

I'm not a tough guy. I'm just delivering the truth and only

I'm not a tough guy. I'm just delivering the truth and only the truth and if you can't deal with it, too bad.

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Truth

Business is war. I go out there, I want to kill the competit

Business is war. I go out there, I want to kill the competitors. I want to make their lives miserable. I want to steal their market share. I want them to fear me and I want everyone on my team thinking we're going to win.

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Business