Alan Sugar
Alan Sugar
Alan Michael Sugar, Baron Sugaris an English business magnate, media personality, and political advisor. According to the Sunday Times Rich List, Sugar joined the “billionaire’s club" in 2015 and in 2016 they estimated his fortune at £1.15bn, and ranked him as the 95th richest person in the UK. In 2007, he sold his remaining interest in the consumer electronics company Amstrad, his largest and best-known business venture...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth24 March 1947
CityLondon, England
There are two fools in every marketplace; one asks too little, one asks too much.
I am not looking for a friend; if I want a friend I'd buy a dog.
Market leaders inevitably slip into decline when they tell the people what they want instead of giving the people what they want.
During negotiations nothing is gained by attacking people's comfort zones.
I've written books on advertising-cheque books.
The boring side of business is what makes it work.
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I know you're Belgian, that's where those waffles come from.
I don't make enemies, it's just I'm not afraid to speak my mind, which can sometimes mean people don't like what I am saying
Success comes more quickly to the entrepreneur that follows his instincts rather than following the progress of his competitors.
Effective leadership is about earning respect, and it's also about personality and charisma
The entrepreneurial instinct is in you. You can't learn it, you can't buy it, you can't put it in a bottle. It's just there and it comes out.
It is torment to be segregated out because of some bit of clothing that you're wearing.
I have principles and I am not going to be forced to compromise them.