"I've always been more visual-based. I've kept my musical tendencies kind of in the closet."

“And look, I was a big, brassy guy who won and won big. I did what I wanted.”

“The madder I get, the faster I go.”

“I could have closed down bits of British Home Stores to make more money but it's not my style. I want to make my money as a retailer, not by putting people out of work.”

“True courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher.”

“I love dress shopping, and I love talking about the wedding food. That's what makes me happy. If you tell me to do a guest list, I cry. I hate it.”

“The concept of dreaming is known to the waking mind but to the dreamer there is no waking, no real world, no sanity; there is only the screaming bedlam of sleep.”

“The very fact that a man is thankful implies someone to be thankful to.”

“Good habits, which bring our lower passions and appetites under automatic control, leave our natures free to explore the larger experiences of life. Too many of us divide and dissipate our energies in debating actions which should be taken for granted.”