A living. Without Jonny, Student almost fell to pieces.

It’s so much better, where possible, to try and forgive offenders and give them a second chance, just like my mother and father did so often with me as a child.

Respect is about how to treat everyone, not just those you want to impress.

Listen more than you talk. Nobody learned anything by hearing themselves speak

Keeping it short goes a long way.

If you aren’t having fun, you are doing it wrong. If you feel like getting up in the morning to work on your business is a chore, then it’s time to try something else.

Success is more than luck. You have to believe in yourself and make it happen.

Cover the downside.

Try everything once. Except incest and folk dancing.’ Sir Thomas Beecham

I believe that listening is one of the most important skills for any teacher, parent, leader, entrepreneur or, well, just about anyone who has a pulse.

And once we decide to do something, we should never look back, never regret it.

In future just remember one thing: you’re guaranteed to miss every shot you don’t take.

Is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

Listen – it makes you sound smarter

The best lesson I learned was to just do it. It doesn’t matter what it is, or how hard it might seem, as the ancient Greek, Plato, said, ‘The beginning is the most important part of any work.

Success for me is whether you have created something that you can be really proud of.

A touch of the jitters sharpens the mind, gets the adrenaline flowing and helps you to focus.

Screw it. Let’s do it.

Hard-won things are more valuable than those that come too easily.

They encouraged me to always look for the good in people instead of assuming the worst and trying to find fault.

All ideas are second-hand, consciously or unconsciously drawn from a million outside sources, and daily used by the garnerer with a pride and satisfaction born of the superstition that he originated them.

Clients do not come first. Employees come first. If you take care of your employees, they will take care of the clients.

How slim the line is between genius and insanity and between determination and stubbornness.

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Whatever your goal is you will never succeed unless you let go of your fears and fly.

Acquiring the habit of note-taking is therefore a wonderfully complementary skill to that of listening.

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

The best motto to follow is ‘Nothing ventured; nothing gained’.

I have always believed that the way you treat your employees is the way they will treat your customers, and that people flourish when they are praised.” Sir

I have always believed that the only way to cope with a cash crisis is not to contract but to try to expand out of it.

You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.

To be successful, you have to be out there, you have to hit the ground running

Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.

Good brands reflect the histories of the time and the group of people that made them. They can not be copied. They can not be recycled.

As soon as something stops being fun, I think it’s time to move on. Life is too short to be unhappy. Waking up stressed and miserable is not a good way to live.

Only a fool never changes his mind.

It is only by being bold that you get anywhere. If you are a risk-taker, then the art is to protect the downside.

There is no greater thing you can do with your life and your work than follow your passions – in a way that serves the world and you.

Business opportunities are like buses; there’s always another one coming.

Most “necessary evils” are far more evil than necessary.

A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts.

Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don’t want to.

Throwing yourself into a job you enjoy is one of the life’s greatest pleasures!

The brave may not live forever – But the cautious do not live at all

Respect is how to treat everyone, not just those you want to impress.

If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes – then learn how to do it later!

Life is a helluva lot more fun if you say yes rather than no.