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

Nobody can honestly say that they never lie.

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

There are two fools in every marketplace; one asks too little, one asks too much.

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.

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

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.