148 Quotes by Felix Dennis

If the influence of luck is a delusion, then all I can say is that the delusion is virtually universal.

To become rich you must be an owner. And you must try to own it all. You must strive with every fibre of your being, while recognising the idiocy of your behaviour, to own and retain control of as near to 100 per cent of any company as you can. If that is not possible, in a public company, for example, then you must be prepared to make yourself hated by those around you who are also trying to be rich. That is the dirty, rotten little secret of it all, my friend.

I cannot abide being bored.

Human beings are definitely changing the planet, but how much impact they are having on climate, I don’t know and I don’t care.

For me, temptation is life and I have a gargantuan appetite for everything.

False praise is worse than no praise.

The key to successful business is self belief and application.

I should have liked to get married, but over many decades I have lived essentially alone. I go to sleep when I’m tired, get up when I wake up, have my food prepared when I’m hungry. I can’t bear the thought that I’d have to coincide, make an effort.

Rich people always have a certain degree of debt. Apparently it helps to reduce taxes. I’m not so hot on the bean-counting side.