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John Paul DeJoria Biography

John Paul Jones DeJoria (born April 13, 1944) is an American entrepreneur, a self-made billionaire and philanthropist best known as a co-founder of the Paul Mitchell line of hair products and The Patrón Spirits Company.

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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.

Fun, Golden Days, Journey, Patron, Railcar, Time

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.

Actually, Giving, Government, See, Thing, Years

A success unshared is a failure.

Failure, Success, Unshared

I'm an independent, straight in the middle. I've donated to candidates that I thought would be good that are Republican and Democrats alike.

Candidates, Independent, Republican, Thought, Would Be

Vidal Sassoon was the most famous hairstylist in the history of the world.

Hairstylist, Sassoon, Vidal, World, World History

Success is how well you do what you do when nobody else is looking.

Looking, Nobody, Success, Wells

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.

Figuring, Innovation, Next, Start, Things, Way

You ought to be able to make a nice profit and also do something to change the world.

Able, Change, Nice, Ought, Profit, World

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.

America, Businesses, People, Running, World

Good hairstylists never die. Vidal Sassoon and Paul Mitchell will always live on.

Dies, Good Hair, Hairstylist, Hairstylists, Sassoon, Vidal

Successful people do all the things that unsuccessful people don't want to do.

People, Successful, Things, Want

Most people would rather sit on a plane for two hours than spend two days on a train, but there's nothing comparable to taking a relaxing rail journey with your family or good friends.

Good Friend, Hours, Journey, Nothing, Rail, Two

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.

Deficit, Depend, Guy, People, Politicians, Together

I'll never retire. I like what I'm doing.

Like, Retire, Retiring

Change, create, inspire. Dreams really do work.

Create, Dream, Dreams, Inspire, Work

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.

Details, Insane, Obsessed, Philosophy, Trivial

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.

Computer, Everything, Inundated, Phones, Use, Would Be

Pay attention to the vital few and ignore the trivial many.

Attention, Ignore, Pay, Pay Attention, Trivial, Vital

We are the first to ever publicly advertise we dont test on animals.

Advertise, Animal, Animals, Firsts, Test, Tests

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.

Business, Differences, Doors, People, Slammed, Successful

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