Ty Warner Quotes

Kids identify with names. In the beginning, I thought of the cute names. Now I take them into the office and everyone makes suggestions.

As long as kids keep fighting over the products and retailers are angry at us because they cannot get enough, I think those are good signs.

Everyone called them road kill. They didn't get it. The whole idea was that they looked real because they moved.

I figured if I was eccentric-looking, people would think, ‘What is he selling? Let's look in his case.' It was all to get in to see the buyer.

It's better selling 40,000 accounts than it is 5 accounts. It's more difficult to do, but for the longevity of the company and the profit margins, it's the better of the two.

We really did it to expand our product to children who wouldn't be shopping in upscale shopping malls. We saw McDonalds as the best avenue to get these kids to see them.

Some companies are in it for the quick buck. I want longevity.

It was fun. But I think leaving it all a mystery is better.