Alan Sugar

I've just got an exceptional memory, if I say so myself. ”

My main regret about my years in football was keeping my mouth shut like a little mouse, not daring to speak out because I was told you left the managers to get on with the job and that the chairman must never interfere with the manager's decisions or the performance of his team. ”

I like things in their proper places. ”

When I was a kid, a policeman was someone you looked up to and respected. ”

You've got to admire Sir Richard Branson. He is a completely different style of businessman to me, but you have got to admire what he has achieved. ”

I did not come into football to make money. I had already made millions. ”

Money is all right but once you have it you learn it's not the be all and end all. ”

I never experienced any feelings of closeness and caring from my parents. ”

If you lock me in the room with a piano teacher for a year I might be able to knock out a rendition of 'Roll Out The Barrel,' but will I ever be a concert pianist? No. ”

I have principles and I am not going to be forced to compromise them. ”