Being an entrepreneur is probably the most lonely thing you can do. — Peter Jones Being Copy Share Image
I want my kids to be polite and respectful, stand on their own two feet. — Peter Jones Copy Share Image
Whenever I invest, I invest in the person as well as the business. — Peter Jones Business Copy Share Image
Business is about more than just money. It's about being creative and innovative. — Peter Jones Copy Share Image
I want enterprise and entrepreneurship embedded in the national curriculum and will continue to lobby government until it happens. — Peter Jones Business Copy Share Image
Britain lacks that fundamental belief that anyone can make it. What we need is a British dream. Let's give young people the… — Peter Jones Ambition Copy Share Image
“In general terms, pantheism is at the root of all non-biblical religions, which worship creation rather than the Creator.” — Peter Jones Pantheism Copy Share Image
All young people can benefit from practical business knowledge but especially those from the poorest parts of the country. — Peter Jones Business Copy Share Image
The more people you meet, and the more people you have influence over your business can scale quicker. — Peter Jones Business Copy Share Image
If I'm filming 'Dragons' Den', we work flat out until 8pm, although I love seeing the weird, wonderful and plain delusional. — Peter Jones Dragons Copy Share Image
We've all seen those spoiled little brats that end up being given everything and on their 17th birthday get a Ferrari. That… — Peter Jones Birthday Copy Share Image
If you want to make your own decisions about where you work, what you do, what you earn and what you buy,… — Peter Jones Being Copy Share Image
In the 1980s when I was growing up in the Berkshire town of Maidenhead I was heavily into tennis. It was the… — Peter Jones Copy Share Image
Knowledge-based apprenticeships kickstart careers. Just look at British fashion designer Karen Millen, for example, who learned her craft through an apprenticeship scheme. — Peter Jones Apprenticeship Copy Share Image
The first thing I think, I was building computers, I started to build a computer when I was 17 or 18 at… — Peter Jones Copy Share Image
I passionately believe that you should start a company that you really believe in. Don't start something that you have no interest… — Peter Jones Copy Share Image
We're having to spend a lot of time teaching our entrepreneurs how to teach and, I tell you, it isn't easy and… — Peter Jones Business Copy Share Image
My father was an air conditioning engineer and we lived in a three-bedroom terraced house in Langley before moving to a four-bedroom… — Peter Jones Copy Share Image
I lost my computer business when I was 29 because I gave credit to firms I didn't investigate. I lost my house… — Peter Jones Business Copy Share Image
American Inventor', a show I came up with launched in 2006. It's all of America's greatest and wackiest inventions rolled into one… — Peter Jones America Copy Share Image
When I was 12 I worked with someone - it was actually an English teacher at my school, John Woodward. He was… — Peter Jones Community Copy Share Image
“Excessive consumption was not seen as a desirable sign of membership of an elite, but as a warning: it was wealth for… — Peter Jones Capitalism Copy Share Image
For many young people on-the-job training and hands-on experience is the real route to employability, not a university education. — Peter Jones Education Copy Share Image
I'm 6ft 7in and I was a bit like a giraffe on the tennis court, though I did play at county level. — Peter Jones Court Copy Share Image
I really don't want to encourage young people to think that life is about money only. Life is about being able to… — Peter Jones Choice Copy Share Image
I've played a massive and growing part in making business glamorous and even, yes, sexy. — Peter Jones Business Copy Share Image
I've certainly learnt there's nothing more important than cash - cash flow issues are one of the biggest causes of company failures. — Peter Jones Business Copy Share Image
You've got to do the research. You've got to understand the market place, know your competitors. — Peter Jones Customer Copy Share Image
I'm not a guy who plays political games, and I believe absolutely in one method, which is directness. — Peter Jones Copy Share Image
If someone comes onto 'Dragons' Den' and annoys me, I'm going to tell them exactly what I think. — Peter Jones Copy Share Image
One of the biggest reasons entrepreneurs don't succeed is because they have too many chiefs. You've got to bring in the right… — Peter Jones Business Copy Share Image
There are lots of people who say you are born an entrepreneur - you either have that gene or not. I really… — Peter Jones Copy Share Image
Business is about making money but it is also about having fun, so get your character across. — Peter Jones Business Copy Share Image
When people pitch me their ideas in a T-shirt and jeans it shows they can't be bothered. — Peter Jones Copy Share Image
When you do make losses, or you have businesses that don't succeed, it's about knowing when to stop and do something else. — Peter Jones Business Copy Share Image
