Daymond John Quotes

“A savvy entrepreneur will not always look for investment money, first.”

“Good grooming is integral and impeccable style is a must. If you don't look the part, no one will want to give you time or money.”

“I value an entrepreneur I can get behind and trust, because I know they are attempting to move forward in life.”

“An entrepreneur needs to know what they need, period. Then they need to find an investor who can build off whatever their weaknesses are - whether that's through money, strategic partnerships or knowledge.”

“As an entrepreneur, you never stop learning.”

“I'm a big advocate of financial intelligence.”

“I think African Americans are resilient and hustlers by nature. I think they need to understand that you can take that hustle to the boardroom, but it has to be an education process.”

“The easiest thing to sell is truth.”

“When I first joined SAG, there was another John Reilly. My dad was John Reilly, too, but growing up I was John John. Nobody in life calls me John C. It's more like, 'Hey you, Step Brother!'”

“St John had been sitting in the back garden twizzling a pencil, on the end of which a russet deposit was impaled, which had been left on the lawn by Marmaduke, next door’s ginger cat. His father had wandered in to the garden and seen St John mesmerised by the twirling mahogany baton. “What are you doing son?” he asked.“Toasting a witch”, St John replied.”