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Theo Paphitis
Theo Paphitis
British Businessman
Born: Sep 24, 1959
Business Life Me People Will You
Related authors: Brian Epstein Charles Saatchi Harold S. Geneen Jacob Rothschild Philip Green Richard Branson Tom Mann Vidal Sassoon
It's very difficult for an entrepreneur to let go. It's very hard to sell a successful business. People sometimes hold on until the business has no value at all. Theo Paphitis
Business People Sometimes Entrepreneur Value Difficult Until Go Sell Very Hold Successful Hard Business People Let Go
Making the first million is hard; making the next 100 million is easy. Theo Paphitis
First Easy Making Next Hard Million
The wider the exposure that we give children of the real working world, the better. Theo Paphitis
World Better Give Real Children Working Exposure Wider
Business isn't complicated; we complicate business. Theo Paphitis
Business Complicated Complicate
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. Theo Paphitis
Tea Nine Bit Like Until Least Cup Up Want Newspaper Toast Saturday
I hate mornings. Theo Paphitis
Hate Mornings
I try to support local traders. The service makes up for any extra cost. Theo Paphitis
Service Try Extra Local Cost Support Makes Up Any
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. Theo Paphitis
Life Say High Someone Lifestyle Retail Part His Social Who Cyprus Street Thing Started British
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. Theo Paphitis
Home Great You Back Finally Loft See Some Tend Study Look Always Exotic Get Them Garage Eventually Awful Start
In my early teens, I was working in a Wimpy Bar and delivering cab company cards to make cash. I also ran a tuck shop at school. I struggled academically because of being dyslexic. When I saw other families and what they had, it inspired me. I thought, 'I can get that, too, if I work hard.' Theo Paphitis
Work Me Dyslexic Work Hard School Thought Too Other Teens Ran Saw Cash Struggled Cab Inspired Delivering Had Academically Also Make Because Families Get Shop Tuck Being Bar Working Hard Company Cards Early
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. Theo Paphitis
You Honesty People Think Telling Like Know Hear Just Where Want Which Stand
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. Theo Paphitis
Me Game Age Every Thinking Other Spend Boring About Various Retail Hour Industry Were Waking Trying After Things Started
Wherever I go in the world, I put aside several days to go visit the stores. Theo Paphitis
World Several Visit Put Days Go Stores Wherever Aside
I'm not into cats; they aren't my bag. Theo Paphitis
Cats Bag
'Dragons' Den' and 'The Apprentice' have opened people's eyes to what they can do. Theo Paphitis
Eyes People Apprentice Opened Den Dragons
The eight years I spent at Millwall were among the best times of my life. Theo Paphitis
Life Best My Life Spent Were Years Times Eight Among
The reality in business and in 'Dragons' Den' is you win some, and you lose some. Theo Paphitis
You Business Reality Win Lose Some Den Dragons
In Cyprus, our house was right on the beach. I could walk out of our front door, cross a road, and there was the sea. Theo Paphitis
Walk Our Out Cross Beach Could Road House Front Front Door Door Sea Cyprus Right
I was born in Cyprus, but my family moved to England when I was about six. Theo Paphitis
Family Born About Six Moved England Cyprus
What makes business exciting is that you don't need a fancy degree, and anyone can do it. Theo Paphitis
You Business Degree Exciting Makes Anyone Fancy Need
Showing your emotions is not a weakness. Theo Paphitis
Emotions Weakness Your Showing
I'd rather be rich and miserable than poor and miserable. Theo Paphitis
Miserable Rich Rather Than Poor
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