Even if someone is competent, it's so damned easy to crucify him as long as he's only working on his father's account. So at the beginning I certainly wanted to prove myself to my father and the rest of society.… — Stelios Haji-Ioannou Copy Share Image
America has its roots in a tradition of risk-taking pioneers. In more conservative Europe, if you fail in business or actually end up going to jail for it, you're finished as a businessman for good. — Stelios Haji-Ioannou Copy Share Image
Passengers don't like changing planes. That means waiting time, stress, running around. There's a joke that the hub principle is supposed to have been… — Stelios Haji-Ioannou Copy Share Image
All things start in California and spread to New Jersey, then to London and then throughout Europe. — Stelios Haji-Ioannou Copy Share Image
Unfortunately I have no rags-to-riches story to tell. Money never played a big role for me. My parents just had it. — Stelios Haji-Ioannou Copy Share Image
Greek shipowners like to boast, 'I bought ships at the bottom of the market, and now they're worth ten times as much.' It goes… — Stelios Haji-Ioannou Copy Share Image
You can divide airlines into two camps: expensive and cheap. But I believe that we will only distinguish between long-haul and short-haul airlines in… — Stelios Haji-Ioannou Copy Share Image
I think that my original drive as an entrepreneur was precisely that desire to get away from the image of the shipping magnate's son. — Stelios Haji-Ioannou Copy Share Image
Even if someone is competent, it's so damned easy to crucify him as long as he's only working on his father's account. So at… — Stelios Haji-Ioannou Copy Share Image
I didn't want people to say: Stelios does everything on the cheap at work, and in private he lives in the lap of luxury.… — Stelios Haji-Ioannou Copy Share Image
I have to manage and protect my brand. For the details I can always hire people who can knuckle down much better. For that… — Stelios Haji-Ioannou Copy Share Image
I'm sure there are managers who have had far greater financial success. But my companies such as easyJet have changed the lives of many… — Stelios Haji-Ioannou Copy Share Image
People are grateful when you make a difference in their lives. That is the essence of any successful business — Stelios Haji-Ioannou Copy Share Image
Failures teach you more, there's always something fundamental about them. — Stelios Haji-Ioannou Copy Share Image
