John Paul DeJoria Professions : Businessman Born : April 13, 1944 Browse All Authors Top 36 quotes by John Paul DeJoria Success is how well you do what you do when nobody else is looking. John Paul DeJoria wells Pay attention to the vital few and ignore the trivial many. John Paul DeJoria pay-attention pay attention The biggest hurdle is rejection. Any business you start, be ready for it. The difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is the successful people do all the things the unsuccessful people don't want to do. When 10 doors are slammed in your face, go to door number 11 enthusiastically, with a smile on your face. John Paul DeJoria differences successful doors Successful people do all the things that unsuccessful people don't want to do. John Paul DeJoria successful want people Change, create, inspire. Dreams really do work. John Paul DeJoria dream inspire I don't use e-mail or a computer. I would be so inundated that I wouldn't be able to get any work done. Instead, I do everything in person or on the phone. John Paul DeJoria phones use would-be A success unshared is a failure. John Paul DeJoria My first job, 9 years old, part-time, was selling Christmas cards door-to-door. Ten years old, my brother and I had paper routes. We delivered a morning paper called the 'L.A. Examiner.' Get up at 4 o'clock, fold your papers, deliver them and get ready for school. John Paul DeJoria brother morning jobs I remember once in junior high school, on a Friday, my mom came home from work and said to my brother and I, 'You know, between us, we have only 27 cents, but we have food in the refrigerator, we have our little garden out back, and we're happy, so we are rich. John Paul DeJoria friday mom brother When you start with next to nothing, all you've got is a lot of thought, a lot of innovation, figuring new ways to do things without using a lot of money. John Paul DeJoria innovation next way I'm not a detail guy. I depend on accountants and administrators to do my detail stuff for me, but I do know the overall picture and I know that if you put business people together in a room, not just politicians, they could shrink the deficit tremendously by good business tactics. John Paul DeJoria guy together people Stay enthusiastic after getting rejected. John Paul DeJoria enthusiastic rejected America is one of the biggest businesses in the world, and the people who run it can't balance their budget. We need business people in there and lobbyists out of there. John Paul DeJoria running america people I'll never retire. I like what I'm doing. John Paul DeJoria retiring In philanthropy, many of us give a little bit and each year we give more and more to see what actually works and not just throw money out there and see if it's going to work. If the government did the same thing, fabulous. John Paul DeJoria government giving years You'd be safe to hold 5% of your assets and savings in gold and silver. Insurance for the future. John Paul DeJoria saving gold safe You ought to be able to make a nice profit and also do something to change the world. John Paul DeJoria able nice world At least once a year, I meet with a group called the Giving Pledge. It's a group of billionaires - including me, Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, and Ted Turner - who have pledged to give away most of their money to charity. We meet for three days to talk about what we're doing to help make the planet a better place to live. John Paul DeJoria groups giving years Management philosophy: Pay attention to the vital fiew and ignore the trivial many. I could go insane if I obsessed over every little details of all my companies. John Paul DeJoria details insane philosophy Good hairstylists never die. Vidal Sassoon and Paul Mitchell will always live on. John Paul DeJoria hairstylist good-hair dies Similar Authors Bob Iger businessman Bob Wright businessman Bruce Karatz businessman Bruce Kovner businessman Brian Roberts businessman Brandon Wade businessman All Authors
