Theo Paphitis famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

There are three reasons to be in business. To make money, to have fun â€“ and to make money.
-- Theo Paphitis

#Fun #Three #Making Money
One of the things I preach to all my staff is never be frightened to make a decision.
-- Theo Paphitis

#Decision #Frightened #Staff
There's not much difference between a fantasist and a visionary. We all have dreams and without dreams in business, I don't believe you can be successful. The trick is to turn them into reality.
-- Theo Paphitis

#Dream #Believe #Successful
The thing I preach constantly is do your research; build your knowledge base. Don't just go into business on a whim or a prayer - and don't think 'I'm an entrepreneur so I have to take risks'. Entrepreneurs don't take risks. They take calculated risks; only the good ones.
-- Theo Paphitis

#Prayer #Thinking #Entrepreneur
There's an old chestnut that asks whether an entrepreneur is born or made and I think it's a combination of both. You need the talent; without the talent you can't do it.
-- Theo Paphitis

#Thinking #Entrepreneur #Needs
Recession always encourages entrepreneurialism and innovation. It does that every time because when people have no options they look at other things.
-- Theo Paphitis

#People #Innovation #Doe
The Internet is where we all go to for the first stop of information. It's not the library any more, it's the Internet and if I want to find out about Kate Russell, what do I do? I Google Kate Russell. Simple as that.
-- Theo Paphitis

#Simple #Google #Library
You can have a worldwide shop from your bedroom. You can do things that weren't even dreamed of when I started off in business. It's why technology is the most wonderful thing for small businesses.
-- Theo Paphitis

#Technology #Wonderful #Small Business

The science of booby-trapping has taken a good deal of the fun out of following hot on the enemy's heels.
I began to work the stage and get the audience into it. I also learned how to have fun out there. It is something I will never forget.
Surprise keeps the reader awake. The only alternative is to continue saying what the reader is expecting. What fun is that?
Right now I'm doing four shows at a time, trying to read four outlines every week, four scripts every week, and watching four rough cuts; it's a lot of good work. It's fun to do it, but it does wear you out.
Because Iâ€™ve had a taste and Iâ€™m not sharing. This isnâ€™t just for fun. I may be slightly addicted.
Wouldn't you want to be indicted by the govenment for a high crime? It's a great thrill. It's an honor. It's a compliment. It's fun. I'm enjoying every minute of it!
Three minutes thought would suffice to find this out; but thought is irksome and three minutes is a long time.
My first album was completed in three months.
And the reason I am so nervous is that everything I do now is leading me to one of three possible futures... Which one will it be? Time alone will tell. But still I know that writing this diary can perhaps provide the answer; it may even help produce the right future.
The life of money-making is one undertaken under compulsion, and wealth is evidently not the good we are seeking; for it is merely useful and for the sake of something else.

Theo Paphitis famous quotes

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