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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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" I can walk all day in malls, shopping centres, high streets - I love it. "

" I admire people who have passion and energy. "

" 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. "

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" The high streets I remember best were Seven Sisters Road in north London and then sunny Peckham in south London after we moved there. They were where my parents used to shop. They were great, part of being a teenager. "

" A lot of multinationals have long, drawn-out processes and are pretty useless at putting products on the shelves quickly. "

" Retail is my game. I spend every waking hour thinking about it. I started in the industry at the age of 18 after trying various other things that were mind-numbingly boring to me. "

" My parents divorced, my brothers and I ended up living with my mother, and we were living with the choice of heating or eating. My mum was working, but she needed financial support to make ends meet. I had to have free school dinners and free school uniforms. "

" Both my sons are dyslexic, and so, too, in a much milder form, is one of my daughters. "

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

" What makes business exciting is that you don't need a fancy degree, and anyone can do it. "

" 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'm an avid sailor, and my first time exploring the Dalmatian Coast and the Croatian islands was very special. "

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" I didn't have a great childhood, and neither did Debbie, my wife, so we both try to give the kids not only the material things we never had but also the hugs and the love. "

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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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" 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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" Showing your emotions is not a weakness. "