I'd rather invest in an entrepreneur who has failed before than one who assumes success from day one.

People are aware of what I stand for through television. Nobody gets rich on TV but you build brand. That's what I'm attempting to do.

If you put a woman in prison for four years when she's young and make her pay her time in a horrible place and she wants to come out and work, and become a mother and be a contributor to society and pay taxes and you never give her that chance. There is something un-Canadian about that.

All businesses require capital, management and labor, and business executives, wanting to grow and maintain profitable enterprises, have a strong incentive to keep costs, including labor, as low as possible.

Nobody has a monopoly on good ideas

You can't regulate a soul into a business.

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.