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Portrait of Guy Laliberte

Guy Laliberte

(1959) Entrepreneur

46 quotes in 485 categories

Guy Laliberte is an entrepreneur, best known for Gaia.

Quick Facts About Guy Laliberte

Born: September 2, 1959
Profession: Entrepreneur
Notable works: Gaia

About Guy Laliberte

Guy Laliberté is a Québécois billionaire businessman and poker player. Along with Gilles Ste-Croix, he is the co-founder of Cirque du Soleil, which was founded in 1984. The Canadian circus company's shows have since been seen by more than 90 million people worldwide. Before founding the company, he had busked, performing as an accordion player, stiltwalker, and fire-eater.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Guy Laliberte

I'm an artistic person and a creator. I'm not a scientific. I'm not an engineer.

Art

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My first dream was to travel. I was attracted to different places, different colors of skin, different food. When I was 18…

Accordion

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I have seen many successful people fail after they start fearing they might lose what they have built.

Built

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We are in a position of financial and social power, and we could be agents of change in our society. Without pretension,…

Achieve

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I believe there are so many other disciplines and themes that we still haven't explored yet. It's infinite what we can apply…

Believe

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All my life I've been flirting. I'm no different. I still carry on the same way.

Been

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The creative brand of Cirque du Soleil is creativity.

Brand

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The sun stands for energy and youth, which is what I thought the circus should be about.

Circus

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I don't believe in pitfalls. I believe in taking risks and not doing the same thing twice.

Believe

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Inside every adult there's still a child that lingers. We're happiness merchants - giving people the opportunity to dream like children.

Adults

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When you are up there, feeling infinite space, the earth looks like a fragile planet against the immense universe. We are just…

Against

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Of all the religions, I am most partial to Buddhism.

Am

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We had every problems starting a big top could have. The tent fell down on the first day. We had problems getting…

Arrogance

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I like people that challenge their art, not only in the purist way, but also in terms of how they could provoke…

Also

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We're not afraid of risking what was our success yesterday in order to explore some new field. We're adventurous. We like the…

Adventure

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I always have traveled with a camera throughout my life, but I always had my old 35mm film camera. When I was…

Actually

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Cirque du Soleil means Circus of the Sun. When I need to take time to reenergize, I go somewhere by the ocean…

Back

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I believe that the profits will come from the quality of your creative products. Since the beginning, I've always wanted to develop…

Believe

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Me? I'm going to grow backwards and be a kid again.

Again

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I am blessed for what I have, but I believed in it from the beginning. Today, the dream is the same: I…

Blessed

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I like to not be too involved in the beginning and during the process so as to keep this fresh look and…

Able

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Life is full of adventure. Theres no such thing as a clear pathway.

Adventure

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Our approach was very simple. It was about creating a universal language. A show that will be attractive toward every people coming…

Approach

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Business is difficult. But it could be approached two ways: Seriously, or with the same way you're doing your job, with entertainment…

Aspect

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Sometimes just being on a beach with my loved ones is all the adventure I need. I am a happy camper and…

Adventure

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