My early business ventures included growing Christmas trees and breeding birds.

My philosophy is that if I have any money I invest it in new ventures and not have it sitting around.

Hello, sir. Yes...Uh-huh...Yes...You say that you want to bury your aunt with a Christmas tree in her coffin? Uh-huh...She wanted it that way...I'll see what I can do for you, sir. Oh, you have the measurements of the coffin with you? Very good...We have our coffin-sized Christmas trees right over here, sir.

I never get the accountants in before I start up a business. It's done on gut feeling, especially if I can see that they are taking the mickey out of the consumer.

Business opportunities are like buses, there's always another one coming.

In the early part of the '60s I was influenced by the Ventures.