Your company should act as a springboard for ambitious employees, not a set of shackles.

My mother always taught me never to look back in regret but to move on to the next thing.

Bakers bake bread, accountants manage accounts and entrepreneurs turn ideas into reality.

Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don't want to.

If you're embarking around the world in a hot-air balloon, don't forget the toilet paper.

Screwing business as usual fundamentally recognises that doing good is good for business.

Lavish praise on people and people will flourish; criticize people and they'll shrivel up.

Play fair, be prepared for others to play dirty, and don't let them drag you into the mud.

If we can just get young people to do the same as their fathers did, that is, wear condoms

I've obviously been born fortunate. I love people. I enjoy every single minute of my life.

Records are made to be broken. It is in man's nature to continue to strive to do just that.

To launch a business means successfully solving problems. Solving problems means listening.

You shouldn’t blindly accept a leader’s advice. You’ve got to question leaders on occasion.

When people are placed in positions slightly above what they expect, they are apt to excel.

If you do something for fun and create the best possible product, then the profit will come.

Every risk is worth taking as long as it's for a good cause, and contributes to a good life.

Grow internally first. Strengthen your bottom line first before considering external growth.

Loyal employees in any company create loyal customers, who in turn create happy shareholders.

Every aspect of life is magnificent and wonderful. It's so important to keep fit and healthy.

Brands always mean something. If you don't define what the brand means, your competitors will

The true cost to the world of a burger is far greater than the money you hand over to buy it.

Breaking the rules and challenging convention is in the DNA of every successful entrepreneur.

Focus on your business strengths and keep its weaknesses away from the competition or public.

THERE'S NO OTHER WAY to find out whether or not you'll be successful other than just doing it

I am a great believer that you need passion and energy to create a truly successful business.

All you have in business is your reputation - so it's very important that you keep your word.

To have created one of the most respected companies in the world. Not necessarily the biggest.

The extraordinary thing about the record industry is how success can take off without warning.

Purpose is not an add-on, it’s not an initiative. It is a culture change and it never finishes

However small a company, its founders should try to expand people's opportunities and choices.

Drive, determination, passion and hard work are all free and more valuable than a pot of cash.

Be authentic and organic. It can't be forced or it won't work. And most importantly, have fun.

I think that not relying too heavily on one bank and one bank manager is a good rule to learn.

I definitely go on gut instinct but it has always had the back up of research and information.

There is no point in starting your own business unless you do it out of a sense of frustration.

I love the freedom of movement that my phone gives me. That has definitely transformed my life.

Always think, 'what's the worst that can happen' and have some kind of strategy to deal with it

However tight things are, you still need to have the big picture at the forefront of your mind.

If you are glass half empty type of person, maybe you just haven’t been holding the right glass

The brands that will thrive in the coming years are the ones that have a purpose beyond profit.

Allowing my people to have a good work-life balance by working flexibly is very important to me.

Having colleagues nearby, whether at the beach or in a crypt, means the ideas are always flowing

I just think you need to spice up life every now and then with a bit of adventure and excitement.

Having no regrets makes way for the best piece of advice I can give - don't be afraid of failure.

There is so much to be learned from listening to people's hopes, frustrations, and points of view

Any idea can be a great idea if you think differently, dream big and commit to seeing it realized

It is not for me (to decide). It is up to the company to decide whether the price is fair or not.

The quickest way to become a millionaire in the airline business is to start out as a billionaire.

The best way forward is to give more people everywhere greater power to build their own destinies.

We'll not be sending anyone into space before it is safe and the vehicle is well and truly tested.

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