I don’t micromanage, but I do care deeply about every product we make. Every one goes through me, and I try most of our products before they go to market, including our John Paul Pet flea and tick shampoo. If I don’t like it, it’s not coming out. John Paul DeJoria Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I make the majority of my money from Patron, but my passion is with Paul Mitchell: I spend 85 per cent of my time on it. John Paul DeJoria Read Quote
I wanted to do my part to help preserve that golden age of travel… I step aboard The Patron Tequila Express railcar, and I go back in time to the days when a long journey was something fun and very special. John Paul DeJoria Read Quote
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 Read Quote
