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I've got a lot of respect for tuba players, just carrying that thing around.

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It's quite normal to hear of a change and see it as a problem, but it's probably an opportunity, depending on how quickly you can adjust.

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We all fail - I have failed so many times, but it never discourages me. I just pick up and go.

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I've always believed that competition is good for consumers and good for businesses.

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I've made more mistakes than anyone I know. Sometimes I learned something, and sometimes I just find myself doing it again. It makes me mad when I wasn't smart enough to learn the first time. You just think it's going to be different the next time, and it's not, as it turns out.

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No matter what business you are in, there is change, and it's happening pretty quickly.

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People in the high-tech sector are living with change every hour. They can get up in the morning and find themselves behind already.

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In my job, I have many operations, so I tend to use time in my car to think. I get in the car after work and drive all night -11 hours, Vancouver to Banff.

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My grade 3 teacher put on a kids' Christmas concert, and I played the kazoo, so my mother bought me a trumpet. I took lessons for eight years, was in the Kitsilano Boys Band, and I played in the Vancouver Junior Symphony for two years.

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When I came out of high school, my objective in life was to get a job selling used cars, but after trying for two weeks, nobody would hire me.

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Businessman

Born: October 1st, 1928

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