Frank Lampard

Outside the manager, John [Terry] and I have probably the closest relationship with Roman. We speak to him sometimes just minutes after a game to discuss how it went and at other times when he wants to gauge our views on specific subjects … Abramovich is also very like Mourinho in his thirst to discover the reasons behind a certain event or result.

If it doesn’t sell, it isn’t creative.

I started the site when I was 19. I didn’t know much about business back then.

This is serious business. But it doesn’t mean we can’t have some fun along the way.

Always be smarter than the people who hire you.

When you are in real estate, you are going to make some mistakes.

Like a midwife, I make my living bringing new babies into the world, except that mine are new advertising campaigns.

I just think people have a lot of fiction. But, you know, I mean, the real story of Facebook is just that we’ve worked so hard for all this time. I mean, the real story is actually probably pretty boring, right? I mean, we just sat at our computers for six years and coded.

Our friendship was based on my payouts. That wasn’t a friendship when – as, for example, it’s me, my friends, we are friends for many years, and it doesn’t matter for me what the position is, where they work; we simply are friends. And with Mr. Berezovsky, our friendship was based on my payoffs.

The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat.

The opportunity for an entrepreneur to start a company from scratch today is abysmal.

We wish all users of Ford cars to know what they are entitled to.

A good advertisement is one which sells the product without drawing attention to itself.

We’ve created a recognisable brand that has the ability to be the Louis Vuitton of our era.

Many people – and I think I am one of them – are more productive when they’ve had a little to drink. I find if I drink two or three brandies, I’m far better able to write.

Ridiculous yachts and private planes and big limousines won’t make people enjoy life more, and it sends out terrible messages to the people who work for them. It would be so much better if that money was spent in Africa – and it’s about getting a balance.