Theo Paphitis Quotes

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Theo Paphitis

Profession : Businessman

Birth : September 24, 1959

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.

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I'm a shopaholic. I really am. I can't help myself. I do go into, browse, and purchase from my own shops, too, although the CEOs who run my businesses wish I didn't.

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The more we learn about dyslexia, the more able we will be to help those with it.

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Both my sons are dyslexic, and so, too, in a much milder form, is one of my daughters.

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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.

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The minute I stepped foot on the shop floor and started serving in a retail environment, I knew it was the career for me. I was a shop assistant for just one day, and I thought, 'This is it. This is the rest of my life. This is all I want to do.'

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I'm a traditionalist, a family man. I love my kids. I believe I have brought them up the right way. They are all very different: they have different drives, different ambitions. They are never going to be me. They are going to be themselves.

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Wherever I go in the world, I put aside several days to go visit the stores.

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I'm not into cats; they aren't my bag.

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'Dragons' Den' and 'The Apprentice' have opened people's eyes to what they can do.

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The eight years I spent at Millwall were among the best times of my life.

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The reality in business and in 'Dragons' Den' is you win some, and you lose some.

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I was born in Cyprus, but my family moved to England when I was about six.

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I used to see Triumph TR7s and E-Type Jags, and I used to think, 'One day, I'm gonna have one of those.' I remember seeing an E-Type and walking round it 40 or 50 times.

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I've always maintained the basic business principles of keeping it simple, doing your homework, hard work, and common sense.

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What makes business exciting is that you don't need a fancy degree, and anyone can do it.

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If someone underestimates you because you are warm and approachable, then you have an advantage over them.

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Showing your emotions is not a weakness.

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Women have to work harder to be in the same position as a fella because they often have to balance work with running a family.

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