Alan Sugar Quotes

I did not come into football to make money. I had already made millions.

I don't believe in God and all that. But I am Jewish, and very proud to be so, very proud of the culture.

Look, I'm a member of the House of Lords and I'm the first to admit that I don't understand how one gets new laws through.

I have no patience at all.

It will take a brave person to cull the benefits system and analyse who deserves and who doesn't.

There's a lot of regrets about last year - maybe turning up was the biggest regret about it

Don't try to blame the rest of the world. The blame only lies with you. Recognize that immediately.

There is a lot of luck in football. Following England is like following Wycombe Wanders or Leyton Orient. You hope for the best and hope you are lucky.

I'm a commercial person, not an academic.

Well, there's nothing I've done I'm not proud of. Making money was an interest, but it's never been my god.

I get angry when people bring derisory actions against me.

Start small and with your own money.

I've just got an exceptional memory, if I say so myself.

If you lock me in the room with a piano teacher for a year I might be able to knock out a rendition of 'Roll Out The Barrel,' but will I ever be a concert pianist? No.

It is torment to be segregated out because of some bit of clothing that you're wearing.

The entrepreneurial instinct is in you. You can't learn it, you can't buy it, you can't put it in a bottle. It's just there and it comes out.

If there was a market in mass-produced portable nuclear weapons, we'd market them, too.

I find it strange that Gisela Gschaider a 1974 immigrant from Germany is on the brexit panel telling us British what we should do .

Above all, in order to gain respect, you need to be true to yourself. There is no point in trying to be brutal if it's not in your nature; there is no point in trying to be suave and sophisticated if it doesn't come naturally.

My history of lending money from banks is that they want to know the ins and outs of the backside of a duck.

I am not looking for a friend; if I want a friend I'd buy a dog.

I like things in their proper places.

I don't make enemies, it's just I'm not afraid to speak my mind, which can sometimes mean people don't like what I am saying

My idea of government support was, you supply me with hospitals, schools and the environment to do well and that will do me fine. But do not poke your nose in my business.

My mother was a housewife. My father was a garment worker.

I don't like this young crudeness now which is supposed to be comedy on Friday nights.

I'm an Englishman. What more can I say?

Success comes more quickly to the entrepreneur that follows his instincts rather than following the progress of his competitors.

A good leader is not necessarily the most popular person in their business, but the best ones are liked because they are respected for their clarity and vision.

The boring side of business is what makes it work.

I am tired of hustling.

I never experienced any feelings of closeness and caring from my parents.

Effective leadership is about earning respect, and it's also about personality and charisma

During negotiations nothing is gained by attacking people's comfort zones.

Market leaders inevitably slip into decline when they tell the people what they want instead of giving the people what they want.

Once you decide to work for yourself, you never go back to work for somebody else.

In America, everybody thinks they're an entrepreneur. That's the problem. It's not a title that anybody should call oneself.

Among some of the youngsters, I think reality TV has installed that culture into them and inspired a few of them into wanting to be 'TV celebrities.

I have principles and I am not going to be forced to compromise them.

Not everybody needs to go to university; they can get out and start working straight away.

I got on a high believing everything I would produce was going to sell at the rate I wanted.

I like to be a very fair person.

I know you're Belgian, that's where those waffles come from.

I've got a gut feeling in my stomach. . .

I don't like paying 50 per cent of tax.

An entrepreneur is not what you call yourself, it's what someone calls you in recognition of what you've achieved. I call Richard Branson an entrepreneur. Rupert Murdoch called me one. Anybody who stands up and says: 'I'm an entrepreneur' needs shooting. You'll drive people crazy.

You can't stop people printing what they want to print.

I've written books on advertising-cheque books.