In the same way that I tend to make up my mind about people within thirty seconds of meeting them, I also make up my mind about whether a business proposal excites me within about thirty seconds of looking at it. I rely far more on gut instinct than researching huge amounts of statistics.

Don’t just play the game – change it for good.

What's the quickest way to become a millionaire? Borrow fivers off everyone you meet.

I have never had an office that I work out of and work has become intertwined with my personal life.

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.

When you're first thinking through an idea, it's important not to get bogged down in complexity. Thinking simply and clearly is hard to do.