Guy Laliberte Professions : Entrepreneur Born : September 2, 1959 Browse All Authors Top 28 quotes by Guy Laliberte We didn't reinvent the circus. We repackaged it in a much more modern way. Guy Laliberte circus modern way Inside every adult there's still a child that lingers. We're happiness merchants - giving people the opportunity to dream like children. Guy Laliberte dream opportunity children I have seen many successful people fail after they start fearing they might lose what they have built. Guy Laliberte successful might people Business is difficult. But it could be approached two ways: Seriously, or with the same way you're doing your job, with entertainment aspect, with pleasure, with fun. And we decided to try to make it as fun that we do our creativity. Guy Laliberte creativity fun jobs Our approach was very simple. It was about creating a universal language. A show that will be attractive toward every people coming from all over the world. And that was a big thing. Guy Laliberte creating simple people I believe in nurturing creativity and offering a haven for creators, enabling them to develop their ideas to the fullest. With more and more talented creators being drawn to Cirque in an environment that fulfills them, these are ideal to continue developing great new shows. Guy Laliberte creativity offering believe I believe that the profits will come from the quality of your creative products. Since the beginning, I've always wanted to develop a self-feeding circle of creative productions: the positive financial returns from one show would be used to develop and create a new show, and so on. Guy Laliberte circles self believe Life is full of adventure. Theres no such thing as a clear pathway. Guy Laliberte pathways life-is adventure I like to not be too involved in the beginning and during the process so as to keep this fresh look and be able to give constructive recommendation on the final production. Guy Laliberte air giving looks We're not afraid of risking what was our success yesterday in order to explore some new field. We're adventurous. We like the challenge of unknown territory, unknown artistic field, and that's what stimulates us. Guy Laliberte yesterday adventure order We are in a position of financial and social power, and we could be agents of change in our society. Without pretension, I believe we could be a nice little gardener who takes care of the garden, and hopefully our neighbor will do the same. Then, maybe we'll achieve a better world. Guy Laliberte garden nice believe We had every problems starting a big top could have. The tent fell down on the first day. We had problems getting people into the shows. It was only with the courage and arrogance of youth that we survived. Guy Laliberte arrogance-of-youth tents people I don't play golf or all those things people normally do for business. I do parties. That's where I bring people in, showcase ideas and, in the end, do deals. Guy Laliberte party play golf Inside every adult there's still a child that lingers. Guy Laliberte cirque-du-soleil adults children We are each but a quarter note in a grand symphony. Guy Laliberte quarters notes symphony The sun stands for energy and youth, which is what I thought the circus should be about. Guy Laliberte circus energy sun I don't believe in pitfalls. I believe in taking risks and not doing the same thing twice. Guy Laliberte pitfalls risk believe Sometimes just being on a beach with my loved ones is all the adventure I need. I am a happy camper and continue to be a citizen of the world. I have yet to discover other cultures, other peoples dreams and treasures. I will always be a traveler who is discovering beautiful Gaia. Guy Laliberte dream beautiful beach Originally the dream was about traveling and developing a job that would permit me to travel. And I decided to go into street performing because it was a traveling job; it would let me go around the world. Guy Laliberte dream jobs travel Our biggest goal is to continue to force ourselves to always start our creative work on a white page and not take advantage of past successes and challenging ourselves. Guy Laliberte goal white past Similar Authors Adam Khoo entrepreneur Brian Epstein entrepreneur Bruno Zheng Wu entrepreneur Bruce Poon Tip entrepreneur Brian Wong entrepreneur Brian Tracy entrepreneur All Authors
