Avoid litigations. They are expensive and consume loads of time but if you have got a good case and a better chance of winning; then fight it out.

About 40 percent of my time is spent on social issues and building new organizations, more for the benefit of the climate or health issues.

I don’t think of work as work and play as play. It’s all living.

I think because I have great difficulty saying the word, 'no,' almost every day's a different adventure.

I was trouble - and always in trouble. Aged eight I still couldn't read. In fact, I was dyslexic and short-sighted. Despite sitting at the front of the class, I couldn't read the blackboard. Only after a couple of terms did anyone think to have my eyes tested. Even when I could see, the letters and numbers made no sense at all.

If you get into entrepreneurshi p driven by profit, you are a lot more likely to fail. The entrepreneurs who succeed usually want to make a difference to people’s lives, not just their own bank balances. The desire to change things for the better is the motivation for taking risks and pursuing seemingly impossible business ideas.

Over the years I have found one of my best strengths is my ability to recognise talent and trust them.