Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Jonathan Scott

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Canadian entertainer Jonathan Scott.
Last updated on December 23, 2024.
Jonathan Scott

Jonathan Silver Scott is a Canadian reality television personality, construction contractor, illusionist, and television and film producer.

If I go to Lowe's, people will follow me up and down the aisle with kitchen plans and samples.
Drew definitely has great design taste. He knows what looks good in a space, and he knows how to put together a design.
People think because you're a celebrity, because you're on TV, because you're 'People Magazine''s Sexiest Men Alive, things like that, that we're bathing in champagne and taking limos door to door. But we're literally the same guys, just with much busier schedules.
I want to be a dad, so it's important for me to have a partner who would play a key role in that. — © Jonathan Scott
I want to be a dad, so it's important for me to have a partner who would play a key role in that.
The worst is, a friend will invite me over, and she'll say, 'Hey, you've been working so hard. I'll make you dinner. It'll be great.' I'm like, 'That's so sweet! Thank you!' And I'll come over, and she's got hardwood samples laid out! She's using me!
Sometimes life takes you on unexpected paths, and those paths aren't always in the same direction.
Open concept bathrooms are not the greatest.
A good laundry room with storage can make life easier.
Of all the success and everything we've achieved, I think I'll be a great dad.
I love kids, and I get along great with kids.
We do believe that your home can make your life easier, but there needs to be something that wells you up inside - whether it's that you can see your family growing and expanding, and it has the perfect nursery, or maybe that you want to be that neighborhood hub where all the kids in the community come over, and they can play.
We were always thinking big, dreaming big - no project was too big for us to tackle, and that comes from how we were raised. Our parents actually said to us, 'If somebody says you can't do something, find five ways to do it.'
Slow and steady is the way we built our brand, and I think that's why it's one of the leading home space brands.
Ever since I was a kid and watched magicians on stage, like David Copperfield or Siegfried and Roy, I instantly knew how they did everything. In my head, it just all worked.
Sometimes you're running toward your target so hard that you don't stop to reassess. — © Jonathan Scott
Sometimes you're running toward your target so hard that you don't stop to reassess.
I'm not an extremely social person in general because I don't love crowds, but I'm an engaging person, and I love good conversation.
Your home should make your life easier.
Being married was a huge part of my life. I spent six and a half years with someone, and it didn't work. Anyone in a long-term relationship knows how hard that is.
I just felt like women love musicians, so I thought that we should become musicians. It'll help my dating life.
I was actually asked to do the Christmas design for the White House. I thought it would be interesting, given that it has such a rich history, to decorate around some real beautiful oversized images of the history of the White House and the history of the country.
I would say, at least once a week, I get approached by a pro athlete or a celebrity or someone who wants some work done.
As comfortable as I am being single, nothing beats sharing your happiness with someone you love.
Drew's a total wimp.
Drew was a director, and I'm a magician.
I feel like there's an opportunity for a show called 'Property Brother.' No, I think our brand is definitely stronger together. When he sits on your head in the womb for 9 months, you're connected.
If you want to have a good sleep, you have to have a good mattress.
We have incredibly talented fans. Anytime we receive fan art or especially if they post it online and tag us, we usually share that with everybody else.
I don't make my bed. At the end of a day of going to construction sites, the last thing I want to do is move 10 pillows off the bed.
Justin Timberlake is one of our style icons - he does both formal and casual perfectly.
When the economy collapsed, our construction company was in Calgary, but the U.S. was further along in the recession, so I made the move down to Vegas.
I'm very blessed in a lot of ways. I can buy what I want, and I can go anywhere in the world.
Because I live and breathe design every day, sometimes I will come across an idea that is something I want to try. It often comes from an old hotel or an old restaurant, and I will adapt it to be residential.
Drew and I have always been very analytical at looking at the business opportunities. We're entrepreneurs through and through.
I've dated a lot in my life, and I've dated every kind of person you can imagine.
One of the biggest mistakes I see in the bedroom is that they plan to be doing things other than sleeping in the bedroom. They will have a desk in there for working, or they'll have a big shelf in there for storing things. It should be all about relaxing.
Growing up, we were in a strict household, so we weren't allowed to have posters of our crushes and stuff on the wall - mine was Cristina Applegate.
Some people, you can see that they're in a house just because it functions OK for them. It checks the boxes for certain things that they need, but you can tell that they're not emotionally connected to the house.
Nothing will make a place feel unlike home like chaos.
We became amazed with Property Brothers at how many kids watch and love the show. We'll even have 4- and 5-year-olds walk up on the street and say, 'Mom and Dad, look: it's the Property Brothers.'
It's very strange to wake up in my own bed, as weird as that sounds, because I'm always on the road. — © Jonathan Scott
It's very strange to wake up in my own bed, as weird as that sounds, because I'm always on the road.
I think that's why we do well with 'Property Brothers.' It's our charisma with each other and with the audience. We've always been great storytellers.
I'm very good at relaxing.
Drew never argues with me because I carry very heavy power tools all the time.
When you have a quality mattress, great sheets, and a good duvet with the perfect fill, it all works together to give you the perfect sleep.
At the end of the day, coming home to that one person that you know has your back, there's no better feeling.
Paint and new flooring are simple refreshers. But it's not worth it to update all the kitchen cabinets if it's still the same bad layout.
I just want to be around people who bring energy, and when you walk away, you feel good about yourself and good about them.
We're not pretending to be somebody else. We're being ourselves; we're doing what we do, and people have trust that they put in that, that we won't compromise on our ideals. And it really paid off.
Failure is part of success, and nobody should ever view failure as a bad thing as long as you learn from it.
I've been asked twice to go on 'The Bachelor' - and once in Canada as well -and I was like, 'It would literally be my nightmare to be put on display and dated out.' It's the opposite of anything I have ever wanted.
We were pretty fortunate that we lived in a very supportive household, so our mom and dad, they didn't care what we did. They just wanted us to do something. Whatever we're passionate about, they would support us.
I'm not a gambler or a nightclub guy. — © Jonathan Scott
I'm not a gambler or a nightclub guy.
I have said to myself that if I don't find the right person, I think I would probably adopt on my own, because I think I would be a great dad.
Two fundamental rules in the bedroom: one is you do not work in the bedroom. You should not have a workstation, laptop, or business papers around, because as soon as you look at that, you're stressed. I love having a sitting area where you can read a book, but that's it. The other is no clutter.
It's okay to learn from your mistakes, and it's okay to be human.
The sole purpose of the bedroom is to melt away any stressors.
The main thing for me is that anything I design, I try to design it with just a little bit of pizzazz, something that's going to allow the family to stay home and enjoy the space as opposed to necessarily having to always go to a park or something.
Honestly, I stay in a lot of hotels, and it makes me miss my bed.
The first time I had my dreams crushed was when I was scammed, and somebody stole all of my magic props. I was a teenager, and I had put all my money into that. I had literally wanted to be the next David Copperfield. And that was all taken away.
There are probably less than 100 actors who make more than we do across our empire.
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