My four criteria: I don't want to work with people I don't like; I don't want to work in a business I either don't like or don't understand; I don't want to work for nothing unless I choose to, and I do a fair amount of that already; and I want to have some fun.
Stuart RoseI think that business leaders today have to be more rounded than they used to be, they have to be completely multi-functional and fast-moving.
Stuart RoseWhen I got married in my twenties, I had a happy marriage and happy kids but at some point in time I let it go off the rails I let it go off the rails.
Stuart RoseI was the chief executive once, I've been there. My recommendation to anybody is don't go backwards.
Stuart RoseI am the largest market shareholder of clothing in the UK and I am not a destination shop for food. If the clothing market is affected - and it has been - and I hold my market share mathematically, then fine, I am doing no worse than the market is doing, which is exactly the case, but I'm losing revenue.
Stuart Rose