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

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.

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.

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

I'm a commercial person, not an academic.

I get angry when people bring derisory actions against me.

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.