Keep your morale high, in spite of setbacks. At the end you are bound to succeed.

Nationalized industries are notorious for their inability to operate at a profit.

One thing is certain in business, you and everyone around you will make mistakes.

Well, I think that there's a very thin dividing line between success and failure.

One thing is certain in business. You and everyone around you will make mistakes.

With [Vladimir] Putin, he says he's going to do something, he gets on it, does it.

Meeting the deadlines is not good enough, beating the deadlines is my expectation.

Private equity has been the purview of super wealthy individuals and institutions.

If you look after your staff, they'll look after your customers. It's that simple.

Be bold, brave and not afraid to fall on your face and ultimately you will succeed

Take a chance - it's the best way to test yourself, have fund and push boundaries.

I've had many challenges - every entrepreneur does - it's the nature of the beast.

Down cycles are not fun. But they form the basis for enormous future profitability

You cannot push any one up a ladder unless he be willing to climb a little himself.

You have to hope that your opponents are unlucky. Never only rely on your own luck.

A wise man who was always helpful to me: Mr (Enzo) Ferrari. He always supported me.

I can tell you that today 99% of my investments are in Brazil and will remain here.

If you’re not doing some things that are crazy, then you’re doing the wrong things.

If you don't have time for the small things, you won't have time for the big things

Life is about collecting good people around you. You can’t have enough good people.

Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised.

Instead of the question "What must I do for my employer?" substitute "What can I do"

If you don't build your dream, someone else will hire you to help them build theirs.

The scope for improvement is infinite, precisely because perfection is unattainable.

An enterprise's most vital assets lie in its design and other creative capabilities.

It's only men that I strip and flip. My companies I hold long and close to my heart.

You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.

I enjoy the company of other people. That's where I get most of my satisfaction from

Don't bother doing something unless you're radically different from the competition.

There are no quick wins in business - it takes years to become an overnight success.

Red tape will often get in your way. It's one of the reasons I often carry scissors!

In Africa, villagers look up to elders; they are the moral voice of their community.

You can't grow unless your banking system is expanding and you are extending credit.

Every day should be a good day. People fool themselves that they'll be here forever.

When I see everyone rushing in one direction, I know it's time to move the other way.

The bureaucratic method of building an integrated Europe has exhausted its potential.

I dont usually make political comments, because I am a businessman, not a politician.

My love of fine art increased - the more of it I saw, the more of it I wanted to see.

Most skills can be learned, but it is difficult to train people on their personality.

What's the quickest way to become a millionaire? Borrow fivers off everyone you meet.

I make up my mind about whether I can trust someone within 60 seconds of meeting them

You can never go too far wrong by thinking like a customer who’s new to the business.

Whatever business you are in, every company can shoot for the start in their own way.

I'm not superstitious. I don't really believe in star signs, sorry, or superstitions.

Why is it fair that I should be paying a higher percentage of taxes than anyone else?

There is no class so pitiably wretched as that which possesses money and nothing else.

Political debate is more interested in manipulating the truth, than finding the truth.

It is credit that matters, not money (in other words, monetarism is a false ideology).

I don't usually make political comments, because I am a businessman, not a politician.

We chose it because we deal with huge amounts of data. Besides, it sounds really cool.

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