Recession always encourages entrepreneurialism and innovation. It does that every time because when people have no options they look at other things.

One of the things I preach to all my staff is never be frightened to make a decision.

There's an old chestnut that asks whether an entrepreneur is born or made and I think it's a combination of both. You need the talent; without the talent you can't do it.

There's not much difference between a fantasist and a visionary. We all have dreams and without dreams in business, I don't believe you can be successful. The trick is to turn them into reality.

There are three reasons to be in business. To make money, to have fun – and to make money.

You can have a worldwide shop from your bedroom. You can do things that weren't even dreamed of when I started off in business. It's why technology is the most wonderful thing for small businesses.

It’s probably better and more accessible to measure change readiness rather than change progress.

Everyone is a criminal! We are beset on all sides by antirevolutionary forces. Naturally, then, humans fall into three categories: the criminal, the not-yet-criminal, and the not-yet-caught.

The beauty of a move lies not in its appearance but in the thought behind it.

We are not disillusioned because we have no illusions... What we have and what is our strength, is our joy in life... in all its amoral aspects. That is also the basis of our contemporary art.

Religion is not so bad, unless you believe it.

Faith is knowing and thinking those truths: charity is willing and doing them.

Whether you think Jesus was God or not, you must admit he was a first-rate political economist.

Lil Wayne is talented. He seems to be the dominant figure in this particular era of hip-hop. So you know, he's doing his thing.

Animals die even if you eat vegetables. That is the nature of farming. There is a certain sacrifice involved.

For those roses bright, oh, those roses bright! I have twined them in my sister's locks That are hid in the dust from sight.