"Before I really even understood what the term……" — John Caudwell
"Before I really even understood what the term meant, I wanted to be wealthy. I wanted to be able to drive the beautiful old Rolls-Royces my father admired when I was a child."
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John Caudwell
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33 Quotes by John Caudwell
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I suppose I have very undesirable traits. I am very critical, which is very undesirable. But it is good from…
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People can come to me, and no matter how expert they are, I can virtually always see a way of…
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E-mails are the cancer of modern business.
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I make no apology for wanting to make a profit - the more I make, the bigger percentage will go…
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My father was unwell when I was 11, had a stroke at 14 and died when I was 18. My…
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In the early days, I had everything to prove. A very working class lad with a burning ambition. A very…
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Sometimes your worst competitors are the ones which are dying because they do stupid things.
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My objective is to leave my family adequately catered for, but I want my children to make their own way.…
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I do want to keep the Wedgewood Collection in place, intact, and open to the public. Selling it off would…
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Journalists like to say I started off sweeping the pottery floors. But it was just a short-lived part time job…
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