You've got to take risks if you're going to succeed. I would much rather ask forgiveness than permission.

Consider getting smaller in order to get bigger.

I never wanted to be a businessman, I just wanted to change the world

We need a new way of doing business to get out of the present crisis ... Absolute greed has come close to bankrupting the world. Thanks to the crisis that certain businesses have dumped on everyone a lot of people are going to suffer on a global scale. All of us must learn. It is all the more important that those business leaders that are left standing try to be a force for good.

Clearly in the eyes of the consumer; the brand has not been diluted, but we must guard against that happening at all costs.

Ideally, since 80 percent of your life is spent working, you should start your business around something that is a passion of yours

To be a real entrepreneur you always have to be looking forward. The moment you rest on your laurels is the moment your competition overtakes you.