Canadian Businessman Quotes

Don Tapscott

Edgar Bronfman, Sr.

Mike Lazaridis

Roger Martin (professor)

Jim Balsillie

W. Brett Wilson

Eric Edmeades

We need to restrain ourselves in what we say about other religions, in how we judge other faiths. We don't need new laws. We cannot restrict freedom of speech. We need to restrict ourselves. Otherwise, in the end, we will be restricted.

Edgar Bronfman, Sr.

Teachers are no longer the fountain of knowledge; the internet is.

If you don't know,say so. It's a simple statement that enhances credibility.

W. Brett Wilson

I couldn't type on it and I still can't type on it, and a lot of my friends can't type on it. It's hard to type on a piece of glass.

To Philip Larkin who had complained that he could not think of a rhyme for Stoke Poges:

An incontinent man from Stoke Poges
At the theatre would often soak loges.
To take care of that
He'd pee in his hat
Or a chamber pot made in Limoges.

Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet

In five years I don't think there'll be a reason to have a tablet anymore. Maybe a big screen in your workspace, but not a tablet as such. Tablets themselves are not a good business model. … In five years, I see BlackBerry to be the absolute leader in mobile computing.

Design isn't just about making things beautiful; it's also about making things work beautifully.

Roger Martin (professor)

What if a small group of world leaders were to conclude that the principal risk to the Earth comes from the actions of the rich countries? And if the world is to survive, those rich countries would have to sign an agreement reducing their impact on the environment. Will they do it? The group's conclusion is 'no'. The rich countries won't do it. They won't change. So, in order to save the planet, the group decides: Isn't the only hope for the planet that the industrialized civilizations collapse? Isn't it our responsibility to bring that about?

While Apple's attempt to control the ecosystem and maintain a closed platform may be good for Apple, developers want more options and customers want to fully access the overwhelming majority of Web sites that use Flash. We think many customers are getting tired of being told what to think by Apple. … even people inside the distortion field [at Apple] will begin to resent being told half a story.

Success, in life, is most easily measured by the number of days you are truly happy.

It's not going to happen if you wait for the boss to tell you to make it happen.