Theo Paphitis

I hate mornings.

— Theo Paphitis

I'm not a risktaker. I'm the total opposite.

— Theo Paphitis

I'm not into cats; they aren't my bag.

— Theo Paphitis

I'm not massively academic. I'm a commonsense person.

— Theo Paphitis

Small does not mean insignificant.

— Theo Paphitis

Showing your emotions is not a weakness.

— Theo Paphitis

I'd rather be rich and miserable than poor and miserable.

— Theo Paphitis

Take calculated risks and limit your downside.

— Theo Paphitis

Business isn't complicated; we complicate business.

— Theo Paphitis

Making the first million is hard; making the next 100 million is easy.

— Theo Paphitis

A small business can survive for a while without making a profit, but if its cashflow dries up, the impact is fatal.

— Theo Paphitis

One of the things I preach to all my staff is never be frightened to make a decision.

— Theo Paphitis

Politicians are elected to do what is right, but too many are just doing what is right for the party.

— Theo Paphitis

People in emerging markets want to do business with the U.K. I don't see why the U.K. should be penalised for this.

— Theo Paphitis

A lot of multinationals have long, drawn-out processes and are pretty useless at putting products on the shelves quickly.

— Theo Paphitis

The wider the exposure that we give children of the real working world, the better.

— Theo Paphitis

In Cyprus, our house was right on the beach. I could walk out of our front door, cross a road, and there…

— Theo Paphitis

There's an old chestnut that asks whether an entrepreneur is born or made and I think it's a combination of both. You…

— Theo Paphitis

The minute I stepped foot on the shop floor and started serving in a retail environment, I knew it was the career…

— Theo Paphitis

My vision is that everyone who has ever won an #SBS retweet from me becomes part of a friendly club. Like-minded individuals…

— Theo Paphitis

If the cash runs out, it's like a heart attack for you and your business. Keep that front and centre of your…

— Theo Paphitis

The high streets I remember best were Seven Sisters Road in north London and then sunny Peckham in south London after we…

— Theo Paphitis

I'd like to think people know what I stand for, which is straight-talking honesty and telling you not just what you want…

— Theo Paphitis

Businesses might have been helped by the ability to promote themselves on the Internet, but they have also been hit by the…

— Theo Paphitis

Recession always encourages entrepreneurialism and innovation. It does that every time because when people have no options they look at other things.

— Theo Paphitis

The Internet means everything to everybody and it's growing by the day. You can't survive as a business, especially a small business,…

— Theo Paphitis

The decisions you make when you leave school define the rest of your life. So, in terms of making the right choices…

— Theo Paphitis

We survived for hundreds of years under the old banking structure. You'd have clearing banks, then merchant banks doing the racy stuff,…

— Theo Paphitis

My parents divorced, my brothers and I ended up living with my mother, and we were living with the choice of heating…

— Theo Paphitis

There are huge misconceptions about people on benefits. They are labelled scroungers or cheats. The reality is that many who need that…

— Theo Paphitis

The thing I preach constantly is do your research; build your knowledge base. Don't just go into business on a whim or…

— Theo Paphitis

I love the English language, but I'm crap at it, so I might as well do what I'm good at. The same…

— Theo Paphitis

I was useless in the classroom; I would spend my time looking out of the window after the first 10 minutes. But…

— Theo Paphitis

Without hope, the very fabric of our society will fall apart.

— Theo Paphitis

I admire people who have passion and energy.

— Theo Paphitis

Good businesses will survive good times and bad times.

— Theo Paphitis

I am a great believer that the risk should reflect the reward.

— Theo Paphitis

Entrepreneurship is just one thing that needs to be in schools.

— Theo Paphitis

What makes business exciting is that you don't need a fancy degree, and anyone can do it.

— Theo Paphitis

It's called common sense, but it's not common. Most people don't have it.

— Theo Paphitis