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John Caudwell

English Businessman

Born: Oct 7, 1952

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It's important to show children love, affection and balance and invest time in their moral upbringing. John Caudwell

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I was bullied at school for my red hair; today I still come out fighting hard. I give as good as I get. In business, it's about finding solutions, not being rolled over. John Caudwell

Sometimes your worst competitors are the ones which are dying because they do stupid things. John Caudwell

Sometimes Stupid Worst Because Dying Which Your Things Competitors

Journalists like to say I started off sweeping the pottery floors. But it was just a short-lived part time job doing that after I left school. John Caudwell

Time School Job Say Pottery Part Part-Time Journalists Like Doing Off Left Just After Short-Lived Sweeping Floors Started

I might have made more money if I had outsourced to India, and I knew I'd find it easier to hire senior managers in London. But I wanted to be in Stoke. What could be more satisfying than creating work for 3,000 people in my home town? John Caudwell

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I didn't want my epitaph to read 'Here lies John Caudwell, billionaire.' I knew that wasn't enough. I've had a charitable instinct all my life, but working gave me no time for it. John Caudwell

I'm in the lucky position that I can help a huge amount of people. It's a great privilege and freedom to have. John Caudwell

Great Freedom People Huge Huge Amount Privilege Help Lucky Amount Position

I'm a wealth creator. I'm not interested in saving in the least. While I do spend a lot, I don't spend money like other billionaires. I'm probably quite unusual, albeit I do have some of the significant trappings. But I always try to make my assets work for a living. John Caudwell

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I just wasn't academic. I wanted to be in the real world. John Caudwell

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When my back's to the wall, I want to fight. John Caudwell

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I believe in workers' rights when people are doing a good job. John Caudwell

Good Rights People Good Job Job Believe Doing Workers

My philosophy is very much to encourage my children to forge their own success and happiness, even though that will undoubtedly involve much more modest levels of wealth creation. John Caudwell

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In any business opportunity, you'd be looking, probably, primarily at the risk and return. Some business can be very risky with a low return; what you want is the lowest risk with the biggest return. John Caudwell

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When I came into the mobile phone business, I was really the upstart who pretty much took the business, not quite by storm, but really made an impact on it quite early on. But it was from a position, really, of feeling that I was a last mover. John Caudwell

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The power of fear of failure, with will to win, is an incredible force. I don't think we should be worried about having a fear of failure; I think it's quite natural. If you surveyed any top businessman or any top athlete, I bet if they were truthful, they would all say they've got a fear of losing and a fear of failure. John Caudwell

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I do like a healthy dose of adrenalin, but my character is more rounded. I am not timid; I like excitement. John Caudwell

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I do not put my tastes as incredibly expensive, but they are incredibly expensive for an average man. John Caudwell

Man Incredibly Put Tastes Expensive Average Average Man

I decided to leave most of my wealth to my charitable foundation, which is not to be confused with my charity. My charity helps children directly. The charitable foundation will receive most of my legacy when I die. John Caudwell

Charity Confused Wealth Will Charitable Directly Most Leave Legacy Die Children Decided Which Helps Foundation Receive

Taxes aren't the way to go. They'd strangle the economy; you wouldn't create the wealth. And nothing squanders money as well as a government. What we need is to encourage rich people to give. John Caudwell

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I considered several names, but Titania, a character from Shakespeare's 'Midsummer Night's Dream', was best able to portray the image I wanted for what is a fantastically elegant and sexy yacht. John Caudwell

Best Character Considered Several Dream Sexy Able Shakespeare Names Yacht Wanted Elegant Image Portray Night

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