A good idea for a new business tends not to occur in isolation, and often the window of opportunity is very small. So speed is of the essence.

If you get into business solely to make money, you won’t. If you try to make a real difference, you’ll find success.

If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes-then learn how to do it later!

On conflicts, generally speaking, the world is a hell of a lot better to live in today than it was thirty years ago, despite what's going on in Syria. There are definitely hopeful signs that the world is moving, decade by decade, in the right direction.

It is the satisfaction of doing it for yourself and motivating others to work with you in bringing it about. It is about the fun, innovation, creativity with the rewards being far greater than purely financial.

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.

After all - life is not a dress rehearsal!