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" There is a place and a time for philanthropy, and there is only so much money you can give away. "
Stelios Haji-Ioannou
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" I wanted to be my own boss. I was fascinated by airlines and how I could change travel for the average person. Then I wanted to diversify. "
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" When I opened the world's largest Internet cafe, certified by the 'Guinness Book of Records,' in Times Square in New York, I was live on 'Good Morning America,' and for me, that was an achievement. "
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" Sir Richard Branson is probably the best communicator ever. He was an inspiration for me - contrary to some reports, we've never done business together, although we did discuss an aviation venture very early on. I don't think easyJet competes with Virgin - we're in different areas. "
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" I decided very early on that the way to make a difference in my life and in other people's lives was to give them services and products that are actually for the many and not for the few. "
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" I see easyHotel as one of the best, most natural extensions of the 'easy' brand from the airline. EasyHotel is raising money to accelerate growth at a much faster rate than I could have grown it as a private company, whilst enabling me to spend more time on my diversified portfolio of other investments. "
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" There are still too many people out there who are claustrophobic. On easyCruise, we are going to open up as many cabins as we can. "
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" My biggest mistake was when I started up easyEverything, a chain of Internet cafes. The idea that people would go to a shop to use a computer was revolutionary in 1999. It worked for a while, but cheap technology almost killed it. One silver lining of the problems I faced was that it gave me experience of turnarounds. "
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" In simple terms, I realised that food is the most fundamental need for a person. In difficult economic times, people's priorities change, and they might be willing to do something that secures for them the lowest possible weekly food bill. "
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" I'm not a communist - I believe in the free market and that entrepreneurs should be allowed to take risks because it creates wealth and jobs, but I draw the line at people risking other people's money. That's deplorable. "
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" I've made mistakes in business, but none so big I couldn't recover and learn from them. The more you try to change consumer behaviour, the riskier it gets. You have to work out your potential losses against the obvious gains. "
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" My cosmetic range, easy4Men, is not going that well. It's meant to be for the no-nonsense man, but now I don't know if the no-nonsense man exists. "
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" I've always been conscientious and hardworking. I've never wasted time. "
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" The whole concept of the travel agent is absurd. They appear to be agents of the traveller but are actually agents of the airlines. "
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" I like organised things. I don't like the corruption and slowness of Greece. "
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" I know easyJet is not luxury, but we certainly don't charge for wheelchairs or take away essentials. You have to make the passengers reasonably comfy for the sake of health. "
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" As a self-employed person, the idea of a break is completely foreign to me. If I completely switch off for any period of time, I know I'm going to pay for it several times over. For me, it's a lot better and easier to stay in touch and know what's going on seven days a week than to switch off. "
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