People who don't make mistakes are no bloody good to you at all.

People are unlikely to know that they need a product which does not exist and the basis of market research in new and innovative products is limited in this regard.

Everyone thinks I'm a smart arse who can solve any bloody problem. I'm not. I'm just a very old businessman and a very experienced businessman who made every mistake in the book and can recognise one when I see one.

The only companies that innovate are those who believe that innovation is vital for their future.

Go for civil engineering, because civil engineering is the branch of engineering which teaches you the most about managing people. Managing people is a skill which is very, very useful and applies almost regardless of what you do.

Planning is an unnatural process; it is much more fun to do something. The nicest thing about not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise, rather than being preceded by a period of worry and depression.

In order to solve problems, information has to be shared; and not only information, but doubts, fears and questions.