Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Jonathan Scott - Page 2

We stay on top of design styles and aren't afraid to take on new challenges.

I'll admit that I enjoyed my 20s more than my teens, my 30s more than my 20s.

I think that's one of the biggest things people don't understand: a clean house will sell faster.

We started out as actors. When we were coming out of high school, we didn't want to be struggling actors, and - I remember the conversation - we were like, 'Let's invest in real estate!'

I'm four minutes older. Of all the competitions in our life, I won the first one. Though Drew is a quarter inch taller.

We have always been dreamers, and we are admittedly overachievers, and coming out of high school, we didn't want to be struggling artists.

Drew is a shopaholic. He must have 400 suits and 180 pairs of shoes. I have three pairs of jeans, and that's it. I shop in his closet and take anything I want.

I went back to college for construction and design.

Buyers look at everything. They open every drawer. They open every cabinet door. So make sure your underwear is folded nicely.

The big message I give to all of our clients, and anyone we lecture to, is you have to be smart with your money.

I don't trust people who don't like dogs.

I love to laugh. A sense of humor is really important.

Hiking, scuba diving - I just love getting out and doing things.

When buyers see the pride of ownership - when they come in, and they're impressed by how clean the place is - they can picture their kids playing on the floor. They can picture the family sitting around the table. When they can picture their own family in that space, instantly you grab them, and they'll pay more money, too.

Open-faced, traditional, wood-burning fireplaces are very inefficient.

I want to ride a unicorn.

There's no reason your outdoor furniture should look like cheap plastic that will blow over or break in two seconds.

When people suggest we like to 'dream big'... they're absolutely right.

Drew pretty much eats all gluten free. I go for flavor over cardboard.

What we've found is that there's a real gap between what people see and love for their home and actually pulling the trigger and making it happen. One of the biggest problems is people are afraid to make the wrong purchase.

I am a Christmas nerd. Christmas is my favorite holiday.

We really find that most houses we look at - that are really rough around the edges - most of those are actually diamonds in the rough. They could be beautiful, and it just takes a little creativity and having the right people on board.

I'm not big on chemicals, and I like to try to do things as natural as possible.

I remember, this one time, one of my best friends was living with us for a little while, this place we were renovating. We got back, we'd been cleared out. The place had been robbed. They must have backed up trucks to get the appliances. And our buddy was still sleeping.

You don't need a great green thumb in order to make something look nice. A lot of times, it's just about cleaning up the weeds and trimming back the shrubs.

We love meeting fans face to face.

Anyone who has been through failed relationships - even people in successful relationships - understand that you gain perspective about what is important to you.

I don't really watch TV. I don't have time.

With my own home, I feel like I'm the mechanic who drives a crappy car. I never have time to work on my own home.

I think when you are young and you don't really know what you want in life, you can commit to something and think at the time it is right.

We're the house that's playing Christmas music by November 1.

Drew is the most competitive man on the planet. It doesn't matter if we're running to the car: he has to get there first.

I literally learned everything I could try to do to get a date, and it did not work when I was younger. I heard people love musicians, so I took up the bagpipes.

I love classic Christmas. I love just warmth and a little bit of glam. You gotta have the silvers and the golds and what not, but I go a little overboard.

I'm a magician. A lot of people don't know that I've won awards. I used to do big stage shows.

There have been some clients who have said, 'In order to compete, I'm going to put a pool in and then sell the house.' That's a terrible idea.

I was born, and the doctor left. And then the nurse is like, 'Doctor, I think there's another one.'

I've only ever seen a couple tiny home spaces that are actually a clever use of space.

I'm usually able to reuse at least 50 percent of the clients' furniture. Most times, I'll just clean it up, make it look like new, and that's the best way to save money.

There's always people trying to do something to make a quick buck. But, if you plan on the long game, you can essentially guarantee success if you're willing to put in the work and if you surround yourself with the right team.