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" I cringe when I watch myself on camera. I'm not articulate, and I'm dyslexic, but somehow it works. "
Theo Paphitis
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" My family come from Cyprus. Both my father and my grandfather worked on the British bases there, and as the British government granted independence to Cyprus, they granted British passports to those who worked with them. "
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" What I've achieved with Boux Avenue is what I always wanted to achieve with La Senza. "
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" 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. "
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" I can walk all day in malls, shopping centres, high streets - I love it. "
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" What's crucial in a High Street store is a compelling reason for people to shop there. Shops must offer excellent customer service - and 'theatre' is a must. "
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" 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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" I've always maintained the basic business principles of keeping it simple, doing your homework, hard work, and common sense. "
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" We survived for hundreds of years under the old banking structure. You'd have clearing banks, then merchant banks doing the racy stuff, and then building societies where you'd join a waiting list for a mortgage. But then banks started buying stockbrokers, doing mortgages, and you ended up with these big banking groups doing everything. "
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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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" Entrepreneurship is just one thing that needs to be in schools. "
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" When we arrived in the U.K. on the banana boat, we settled right by Old Trafford. "
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" A lot of multinationals have long, drawn-out processes and are pretty useless at putting products on the shelves quickly. "
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" 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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" I like the odd day relaxing by the pool, but I couldn't stand to sunbathe for an entire week. "
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" No major technological change has ever been instituted by mankind without an array of negative consequences. The motor car has meant liberation for millions, but it has also caused congestion, environmental damage, and a disturbing death toll on the roads. "
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" Young people are the entrepreneurs of the future, and we should be looking to them as one of our sources of innovation for the high streets of tomorrow. "
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" 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. "
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" The decisions you make when you leave school define the rest of your life. So, in terms of making the right choices for your financial security as you get older, my best advice is to do something you have an interest in and are passionate about, as you'll be working for a long time. "
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" The great virtue of the web, its ease of communication, has also become its Achilles' heel in that it has polluted the air with meaningless babble and egomaniacal drivel. "
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" I was lucky enough to find my passion early - in retail - and I have done well but, most importantly, loved doing it. "
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" Take calculated risks and limit your downside. "
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" The eight years I spent at Millwall were among the best times of my life. "
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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. "
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" When I went to school, most parents wanted their children to get good A-levels, to go to university, and get a degree so your children had a better life than you. The way out of poverty was through a degree. But the whole world has moved on from that. "
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" If you really want to sort out the High Street, you ask someone like Kate Swann at WHSmith, who has done a fantastic job of running profitable shops. "
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" The wider the exposure that we give children of the real working world, the better. "
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" I'm a very considerate spender. I'm a shopper, and I do spend money, but I think about it first. "
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" 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. "
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" Ultimately, if you don't have an interest in what you do, it will be so much harder to make money from it. "
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" I'm not a risktaker. I'm the total opposite. "
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