Gerry Harvey

I think the main thing you measure your success by is what you do in comparison to your opposition. If you're in an industry where you're the leader, then you're performing very well. ”

I try to develop others. I get a great deal of joy out of helping people who, over the years, I've spent a lot of time mentoring - and just trying to get them to another level. ”

Making decisions quickly isn't for everyone, and I've had my disasters, but overall, it works for me. ”

You could go out and give a million dollars to a charity tomorrow to help the homeless. You could argue that it is just wasted. They are not putting anything back into the community. ”

I'm hoping there'll be, if not a boom, then a big pick-up in housing because if that happens, then it will employ a lot of people, and the domino effect will go through the community, and it will help everyone. ”

At the end of the day, the more quality individuals you develop in the community, the better off the community should be. ”

We're good at what we do because we're a family - this is in our bloody DNA; this is what we do. ”

That's not in my nature to run away - I'll stand up and fight. ”

You get that air of satisfaction from achievement. It makes you feel good. We are only here for a very short time, and so you're crazy if you don't go out and try to milk it to the greatest extent you can. ”

Some analysts think people come into our shops and then go and buy the product on the Internet, but the manufacturer knows if the customer can't see the product and assess it, they won't buy. ”