John Caudwell

The only really important thing, at the end of the day, is your health. If you haven't got that, then all the…

— John Caudwell

I just wasn't academic. I wanted to be in the real world.

— John Caudwell

People are much more important than superficial environments.

— John Caudwell

The power of fear of failure, with will to win, is an incredible force. I don't think we should be worried about…

— John Caudwell

When I came into the mobile phone business, I was really the upstart who pretty much took the business, not quite by…

— John Caudwell

At the end of the day, if you've got the great idea, and someone judges you've got the managerial capability, you'll probably…

— John Caudwell

Business gives you a massive high. Doing a great deal, coming up with an inspirational solution... It's very addictive. But it doesn't…

— John Caudwell

I'm a wealth creator. I'm not interested in saving in the least. While I do spend a lot, I don't spend money…

— John Caudwell

Really good customer service will deliver sales. You are training salesmen to give the best possible advice and then to achieve the…

— John Caudwell

OK, I've made a preposterous amount of money. But I was born with the attributes needed to do it.

— John Caudwell

My favourite thing is to come down to London from my home in Staffordshire in the helicopter and then get my bike…

— John Caudwell

Business is about being the best that you can be, and there are always glowing examples of people that we can all…

— John Caudwell

I saw that e-mail was insidiously invading Phones 4u, so I banned it immediately.

— John Caudwell

Journalists like to say I started off sweeping the pottery floors. But it was just a short-lived part time job doing that…

— John Caudwell

I was bullied at school for my red hair; today I still come out fighting hard. I give as good as I…

— John Caudwell

I do not put my tastes as incredibly expensive, but they are incredibly expensive for an average man.

— John Caudwell

I believe in workers rights when people are doing a good job. If somebody needs support I am always there, but if…

— John Caudwell

E-mails are the cancer of modern business.

— John Caudwell

In any business opportunity, you'd be looking, probably, primarily at the risk and return. Some business can be very risky with a…

— John Caudwell

I really do feel guilty that I don't visit me mum enough.

— John Caudwell

When my back's to the wall, I want to fight.

— John Caudwell

I considered several names, but Titania, a character from Shakespeare's 'Midsummer Night's Dream', was best able to portray the image I wanted…

— John Caudwell

I don't think I'm going to live until I'm 70, no; I could die tomorrow. So there isn't a panic that time…

— John Caudwell

I always switch off from the business when I go across the threshold. Home is home, and I try to keep it…

— John Caudwell

I'm a capitalist. I'm not going to feel sympathetic to people leading a life they don't have to lead who, with effort,…

— John Caudwell