Theo Paphitis

I'm a very considerate spender. I'm a shopper, and I do spend money, but I think about it first.

— Theo Paphitis

I try to support local traders. The service makes up for any extra cost.

— Theo Paphitis

I was lucky enough to find my passion early - in retail - and I have done well but, most importantly, loved…

— Theo Paphitis

I liked Tom Bower's biography of Bernie Ecclestone, the former Formula 1 boss.

— Theo Paphitis

I'm an avid sailor, and my first time exploring the Dalmatian Coast and the Croatian islands was very special.

— Theo Paphitis

The statistics for investing in small businesses are such that the vast majority fail.

— Theo Paphitis

Ultimately, if you don't have an interest in what you do, it will be so much harder to make money from it.

— Theo Paphitis

The reality in business and in 'Dragons' Den' is you win some, and you lose some.

— Theo Paphitis

The great virtue of the web, its ease of communication, has also become its Achilles' heel in that it has polluted the…

— Theo Paphitis

On Saturday, I don't want to be woken up until at least nine: I like a bit of a lie-in, a cup…

— Theo Paphitis

I am the most conservative person you will ever come across, and that's because I'm good at reducing risks while leaving the…

— Theo Paphitis

I'm a traditionalist, a family man. I love my kids. I believe I have brought them up the right way. They are…

— Theo Paphitis

If you look at all the investments made during 'Dragons' Den,' the ratio of those that make it to those that don't…

— Theo Paphitis

I didn't have a great childhood, and neither did Debbie, my wife, so we both try to give the kids not only…

— Theo Paphitis

Stack the cards in your favour, and in a casino, you'll get arrested and put in prison, but in business and in…

— Theo Paphitis

Save money; never rely on other people to lend you money. We call it having 'walking the streets' money - money in…

— Theo Paphitis

Every successful high street needs a catalyst that starts making people want to come there, and independent shops can be that catalyst.…

— Theo Paphitis

In my early teens, I was working in a Wimpy Bar and delivering cab company cards to make cash. I also ran…

— Theo Paphitis

The Internet has heralded a revolution in our society. It has transformed the way we do business, entertain, communicate, and travel. In…

— Theo Paphitis

No major technological change has ever been instituted by mankind without an array of negative consequences. The motor car has meant liberation…

— Theo Paphitis

I was born in Cyprus, but my family moved to England when I was about six.

— Theo Paphitis

My family's challenges meant we lived hand to mouth. There were weeks when we had neither electricity nor heating.

— Theo Paphitis

Entrepreneurship can be taught to people with average academic abilities - the proof of that is everywhere you look.

— Theo Paphitis

Both my sons are dyslexic, and so, too, in a much milder form, is one of my daughters.

— Theo Paphitis

'Dragons' Den' and 'The Apprentice' have opened people's eyes to what they can do.

— Theo Paphitis

If you cannot bore your friends to death about your own small business, then something is seriously wrong.

— Theo Paphitis

Wherever I go in the world, I put aside several days to go visit the stores.

— Theo Paphitis

I cringe when I watch myself on camera. I'm not articulate, and I'm dyslexic, but somehow it works.

— Theo Paphitis

Immigration has been good for this country; I know the value of it - hopefully I've given something back.

— Theo Paphitis

There are three reasons to be in business. To make money, to have fun – and to make money.

— Theo Paphitis

Online is not contributing in the same way as the high street in terms of business rates and to the local community.

— Theo Paphitis

The government must recognise that taxing retailers differently is reckless.

— Theo Paphitis

I am for a transactional tax at the point of purchase for both online and physical retail.

— Theo Paphitis

I like the odd day relaxing by the pool, but I couldn't stand to sunbathe for an entire week.

— Theo Paphitis

What I've achieved with Boux Avenue is what I always wanted to achieve with La Senza.

— Theo Paphitis

The eight years I spent at Millwall were among the best times of my life.

— Theo Paphitis

Women have to work harder to be in the same position as a fella because they often have to balance work with…

— Theo Paphitis

Becoming a campaign representative for the somewhereto_ re:store campaign was a simple choice.

— Theo Paphitis

The more we learn about dyslexia, the more able we will be to help those with it.

— Theo Paphitis

When we arrived in the U.K. on the banana boat, we settled right by Old Trafford.

— Theo Paphitis