Shark Tank (2009– )

Kevin O'Leary: Self - Shark

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• Kevin O'Leary : I'm not trying to make friends. You want a friend, buy a dog. I'm trying to make money.

• Kevin O'Leary : Here's how I think of my money: soldiers. I send them out to war every day. I want them to take prisoners and come home so there's more of them. In your army, every soldier dies that you send out every day. When you have no soldiers, you're wiped out.

• Mr. Wonderful : I wish every investment I made made money, but they don't. Some fail. You should think about your ideas the same way. This is a dog from Hell. This is a very bad idea. It howls at the moon and you should take it out behind the barn and shoot it.

• Entrepreneur : When I quit the rat race, I lived in New York City. I burnt myself out and said, "That's it, I'm going to wear a tie dye for the rest of my life." It was just a sign of freedom for me.

  Kevin O'Leary : I don't care if you wear goatskin. I wanna know if you're making any money.

• Kevin O'Leary : Stop the madness!

• Kevin O'Leary : I'm a member of a group called the Chevaliers du Tastevin. It's a secret society of Burgundy drinkers.

  [Mark chuckles] 

  Kevin O'Leary : Every 90 days, somewhere in the world we gather and we drink wines as old as 1902. But you can't do it unless you're wearing your tastevin which is a tasting cup made of pure silver.

  [Daymond laughs] 

  Kevin O'Leary : If the cup is dirty, you're rejected from the meeting. No matter where it's held. Could be Paris, could be Rome - you can't get in.

  Daymond John : I can't believe I'm hearing this.

  Kevin O'Leary : I keep telling my wife, "You gotta polish my tastevin!" She says, "Polish your own tastevin!"

• Kevin O'Leary : I know money has no soul, all right? I never, ever, ever let emotion get in the way of an investment.

• [repeated line] 

  Mr. Wonderful : You're dead to me!

• Mr. Wonderful : Have you ever heard of a viking funeral? They load up a boat with wood, they put the dead bodies on the top, they set it on fire and they push it out on the ocean. That's you guys. This is a horrible idea. I'm out with *extreme* prejudice. I wanna set you on fire and float you out of the tank.

• Mr. Wonderful : There is no tomorrow. You're dead to me if you say 'no' to my deal. You're dead. You're gone. I don't even know who you are. You're a vapor.

• [repeated line] 

  Mr. Wonderful : All roads lead back to Mr. Wonderful.

• Kevin O'Leary : Have you invested any money in this yet?

  'BrellaBox Entrepreneur : Yes.

  Kevin O'Leary : Can we have a moment of silence for that dead money?

• Kevin O'Leary : It's always about the money all of the time.

• Kevin O'Leary : Honey, sweetie, poopsie, baby!

• Kevin O'Leary : They're gonna crush you like the cockroaches you are!

• Kevin O'Leary : [repeated line to the entrepreneur, referring to their product or service]  this not a business, this is a hobby

• Kevin O'Leary : [repeated line to the other sharks, because he considered the business is a bad investment]  I forbid you to do this deal.

• Kevin O'Leary : [repeated line to the entrepreneur, referring to the equity stake being offered by the entrepreneur]  I don't get out of bed in the morning for five percent

• Kevin O'Leary : [repeated line when pitched outdoor camping products]  I don't sleep anywhere without a mint on my pillow