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" Entrepreneurship is just one thing that needs to be in schools. "
Theo Paphitis
Needs
Entrepreneurship
Just
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" 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. "
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" Politicians are elected to do what is right, but too many are just doing what is right for the party. "
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" I'm a traditionalist, a family man. I love my kids. I believe I have brought them up the right way. They are all very different: they have different drives, different ambitions. They are never going to be me. They are going to be themselves. "
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" I like the odd day relaxing by the pool, but I couldn't stand to sunbathe for an entire week. "
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" When I was on 'Dragons' Den,' most of the letters I received were from people under 16. They wrote about their ideas, their views, their challenges. The audience is actually a very young audience. "
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" 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. "
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" I cringe when I watch myself on camera. I'm not articulate, and I'm dyslexic, but somehow it works. "
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" Showing your emotions is not a weakness. "
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Your
Weakness
" I try to support local traders. The service makes up for any extra cost. "
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" The more we learn about dyslexia, the more able we will be to help those with it. "
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" I've always maintained the basic business principles of keeping it simple, doing your homework, hard work, and common sense. "
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Business
Doing
" Souvenirs always tend to look great when you see them in some exotic souk but awful when you finally get them back home. They tend to start in my study and eventually get demoted to the garage or the loft. "
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" There are huge misconceptions about people on benefits. They are labelled scroungers or cheats. The reality is that many who need that level of support are working, but their income is not enough to get out of debt or pay for basics like food and household bills. It's so close to the way I grew up. "
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Food
People
Enough
" 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. "
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Newspaper
Tea
Up
" I'm an avid sailor, and my first time exploring the Dalmatian Coast and the Croatian islands was very special. "
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Sailor
Exploring
Time
" Business isn't complicated; we complicate business. "
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Complicate
Complicated
Business
" Both my sons are dyslexic, and so, too, in a much milder form, is one of my daughters. "
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Daughters
Too
Sons
" 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. "
Theo Paphitis
Army
Blue
Immigrant
" 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. "
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Change
Way
" I was useless in the classroom; I would spend my time looking out of the window after the first 10 minutes. But when you do an apprenticeship, you don't have to wait for the teacher to tell you when it's time to start, because you are on the shop floor learning for real. "
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Window
Learning
" Good businesses will survive good times and bad times. "
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Good
Will
Good Times
" 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. "
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Life
" 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. "
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Mind
Sleep
Calm
" 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. "
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" If the cash runs out, it's like a heart attack for you and your business. Keep that front and centre of your mind, and you will have financial security and not be struggling to pay the bills. "
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Financial
Business
" I'm not massively academic. I'm a commonsense person. "
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Massively
Person
" I'm a shopaholic. I really am. I can't help myself. I do go into, browse, and purchase from my own shops, too, although the CEOs who run my businesses wish I didn't. "
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" 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. "
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" If someone underestimates you because you are warm and approachable, then you have an advantage over them. "
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" I was absolutely astonished and could not believe my eyes at the outrageous interest rates that people in need have to pay to get loans. "
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