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" Entrepreneurship can be taught to people with average academic abilities - the proof of that is everywhere you look. "

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" Every successful high street needs a catalyst that starts making people want to come there, and independent shops can be that catalyst. If you want a new idea on the high street, you'll probably find it in an independent. I know I shouldn't say this, but new ideas rarely happen in chains. What we do is adopt it once we spot it in an independent. "

" Wherever I go in the world, I put aside several days to go visit the stores. "

" The statistics for investing in small businesses are such that the vast majority fail. "

" 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. "

" 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 cringe when I watch myself on camera. I'm not articulate, and I'm dyslexic, but somehow it works. "

" The wider the exposure that we give children of the real working world, the better. "

" Business isn't complicated; we complicate business. "

" I am the most conservative person you will ever come across, and that's because I'm good at reducing risks while leaving the potential rewards high. "

" I'm incredibly passionate about business, about small businesses, and about kids being given the right skills so they are successful. "

" I was born in Cyprus, but my family moved to England when I was about six. "

" Making the first million is hard; making the next 100 million is easy. "

" For me, the high street is a key part of how we live, what sort of community we are, how we get our news, and how we get our gossip. "

" I like the odd day relaxing by the pool, but I couldn't stand to sunbathe for an entire week. "

" Women have to work harder to be in the same position as a fella because they often have to balance work with running a family. "

" Stack the cards in your favour, and in a casino, you'll get arrested and put in prison, but in business and in life, it's the right thing to do. "

" Small does not mean insignificant. "

" I'm a very considerate spender. I'm a shopper, and I do spend money, but I think about it first. "

" The Internet has heralded a revolution in our society. It has transformed the way we do business, entertain, communicate, and travel. In many ways, the change has been positive. The web has brought new freedoms, spurred economic growth, and extended the boundaries of knowledge. "

" In the 1960s, my first-generation immigrant parents were gifted the olive branch of a blue British passport when working for the British Army in Cyprus. It completely transformed the Paphitis story. "

" Save money; never rely on other people to lend you money. We call it having 'walking the streets' money - money in your back pocket or bank account that belongs to you. "

" I love the English language, but I'm crap at it, so I might as well do what I'm good at. The same goes for my kids, who are also dyslexic. I won't pressure them to do anything. They've each got a trust and a mortgage-free property, which is a lot more than I had, so I know they will always be fine. "

" When we arrived in the U.K. on the banana boat, we settled right by Old Trafford. "

" The high street is not a retail thing: it's a social thing, part of the British lifestyle. And I say that as someone who started his life on Limassol high street in Cyprus. "

" I hate mornings. "

" On Saturday, I don't want to be woken up until at least nine: I like a bit of a lie-in, a cup of tea, toast and marmalade, and the newspaper. "

" The reality in business and in 'Dragons' Den' is you win some, and you lose some. "

" I'm not a risktaker. I'm the total opposite. "

" A small business can survive for a while without making a profit, but if its cashflow dries up, the impact is fatal. "

" I'd like to think people know what I stand for, which is straight-talking honesty and telling you not just what you want to hear but where it is at. "