We, we – as I say, we go in and shake up other industries and I think, you know, we do it differently and I think that industries are not quite the same as a result of Virgin attacking the market.
We decided not to show One Hyde Park til we were 100% ready. A lot of people open the doors too early.
Set exorbitant standards, and give your people hell when they don’t live up to them. There is nothing so demoralizing as a boss who tolerates second rate work.
After the situation with Kursk submarine, I started looking at Mr. Berezovsky in a completely different way. For me, it was a turning point in our relationship. I think that he took a completely dishonorable position.
The epiphany for me at William Morris was realizing, ‘They bullshit on the phone! I can bullshit on the phone too!’
The opportunity for an entrepreneur to start a company from scratch today is abysmal.
Good copy can’t be written with tongue in cheek, written just for a living. You’ve got to believe in the product.
If you are not taking care of your customer, your competitor will.
Did I have a problem with lying to get the job? None whatsoever.
[In 1990 on the president of MCA calling and saying ‘We’re going to make you the biggest offer this company has ever made, and I’m going to send it to you by messenger right now.’] It’s 1990. Send me a fax.
The Model T blazed the way for the motor industry and started the movement for good roads everywhere. It is still the pioneer car in many parts of the world which are just beginning to be motorized.
Should I give up my career at this point in my life and put all my marbles in Laura’s [Nyro] basket?
Paying good wages is not charity at all-it is the best kind of business.
A merchant who approaches business with the idea of serving the public well has nothing to fear from the competition.
When prices go up, business goes down.
My advice to budding property developers: do it on the cheap and youll get a cheap price. Dont avoid putting in skirting just because its hidden by a sofa.
I get my design inspiration from Christian Dior and Chanel.
Edison, to a greater extent than has ever been recognized, is the father of American industrial methods.
Competition whose motive is merely to compete, to drive some other fellow out, never carries very far.
Without hustle, talent will only carry you so far.
Never write an advertisement which you wouldn’t want your family to read. You wouldn’t tell lies to your own wife. Don’t tell them to mine.
