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I hate mornings.
Small does not mean insignificant.
I'm not into cats; they aren't my bag.
Showing your emotions is not a weakness.
I admire people who have passion and energy.
Take calculated risks and limit your downside.
Business isn't complicated; we complicate business.
I'm not massively academic. I'm a commonsense person.
Good businesses will survive good times and bad times.
I'd rather be rich and miserable than poor and miserable.
Without hope, the very fabric of our society will fall apart.
I am a great believer that the risk should reflect the reward.
Entrepreneurship is just one thing that needs to be in schools.
I can walk all day in malls, shopping centres, high streets - I love it.
I try to support local traders. The service makes up for any extra cost.
It's called common sense, but it's not common. Most people don't have it.
When making an investment, the people are more important than the product.
I was born in Cyprus, but my family moved to England when I was about six.
Wherever I go in the world, I put aside several days to go visit the stores.
The government must recognise that taxing retailers differently is reckless.
I liked Tom Bower's biography of Bernie Ecclestone, the former Formula 1 boss.
The more we learn about dyslexia, the more able we will be to help those with it.
When we arrived in the U.K. on the banana boat, we settled right by Old Trafford.
The reality in business and in 'Dragons' Den' is you win some, and you lose some.
'Dragons' Den' and 'The Apprentice' have opened people's eyes to what they can do.
The wider the exposure that we give children of the real working world, the better.
One of the things I preach to all my staff is never be frightened to make a decision.
What I've achieved with Boux Avenue is what I always wanted to achieve with La Senza.
Both my sons are dyslexic, and so, too, in a much milder form, is one of my daughters.
The statistics for investing in small businesses are such that the vast majority fail.
What makes business exciting is that you don't need a fancy degree, and anyone can do it.
There are three reasons to be in business. To make money, to have fun – and to make money.
I am for a transactional tax at the point of purchase for both online and physical retail.
I like the odd day relaxing by the pool, but I couldn't stand to sunbathe for an entire week.
Becoming a campaign representative for the somewhereto_ re:store campaign was a simple choice.
I'm a very considerate spender. I'm a shopper, and I do spend money, but I think about it first.
I started work at 13, had three or four part-time jobs, and learnt very quickly the values of work.
I cringe when I watch myself on camera. I'm not articulate, and I'm dyslexic, but somehow it works.
Immigration has been good for this country; I know the value of it - hopefully I've given something back.
If someone underestimates you because you are warm and approachable, then you have an advantage over them.
If you cannot bore your friends to death about your own small business, then something is seriously wrong.
I'm an avid sailor, and my first time exploring the Dalmatian Coast and the Croatian islands was very special.
My family's challenges meant we lived hand to mouth. There were weeks when we had neither electricity nor heating.
People in emerging markets want to do business with the U.K. I don't see why the U.K. should be penalised for this.
Online is not contributing in the same way as the high street in terms of business rates and to the local community.
A small business can survive for a while without making a profit, but if its cashflow dries up, the impact is fatal.
Entrepreneurship can be taught to people with average academic abilities - the proof of that is everywhere you look.
I was lucky enough to find my passion early - in retail - and I have done well but, most importantly, loved doing it.
In Cyprus, our house was right on the beach. I could walk out of our front door, cross a road, and there was the sea.
I don't really sleep until gone midnight anyway. It takes me a while to calm down before my mind allows me to switch off.