Theo Paphitis Quotes

There is nothing to winning, really. That is, if you happen to be blessed with a keen eye, an agile mind, and no scruples whatsoever.

Took awhile, got the jokers out of the deck now, I'm holdin all the cards and niggas wanna play chess now

Long term thinking is so rare anywhere, but especially in startups. This is a huge advantage if you do it.

When success comes, people can try to trick you or take advantage of you.

I'll do anything for $50. People are always trying to get me to do dumb things. The possibilities are endless.

When you are winning a war almost everything that happens can be claimed to be right and wise.

The essential element of successful strategy is that it derives its success from the differences between competitors with a consequent difference in their behavior.

There are one hundred and ninety nine ways to beat, but only one way to win; get there first.

Business is a sprint until you find an opportunity, then it's the patience of a marathon runner.

You cannot win if you're not at the table. You have to be where the action is.

Now the reason the enlightened prince and the wise general conquer the enemy whenever they move and their achievements surpass those of ordinary men is foreknowledge.

I ended the war a horse ahead.

There can scarcely be a more difficult thing than to play a double game. It is dangerous, and it is at times, a nice point to draw the distinction between such a game and dishonor.

Even the best-intentioned of great men need a few scoundrels around them; there are some things you cannot ask an honest man to do.

They [Standard Oil] had never played fair, and that ruined their greatness for me … the open disregard of decent ethical business practices by capitalists.

People look for an edge in an uncertain world.

Sometimes you have to do bad things to get into power so you can do good things when you get there.

I sort of got lucky in that I was able to carve a niche for myself.

Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.

I would never manipulate somebody and put somebody in peril so that I could get rich off of it.

Boxing is boxing and business is business.

You have a big playbook when you know something is really a win.

It's not being disrespectful, but the less you know an opponent, the more work you have to do.

Any time you can get in a position to start to get some of the quality work in as early as possible, I think it gives you a leg up or at least gives you the opportunity to be really prepared for the first time you take the ball.

It's all about timing and taking out big shots at the right time.