Quotes from Philip Green

There is no reason why government should not be as efficient as any good business.

It's all about quality of life and finding a happy balance between work and friends and family.

I could have closed down bits of British Home Stores to make more money but it's not my style. I want to make my money as a retailer, not by putting people out of work.

Arcadia was a typical venture capital deal, but I'm the adventurer and the capitalist.

It's not my style to blame anybody else.

They already know all about brands... but what 16- and 17-year-olds won't necessarily have is experience of the world of work. The more that businesses get involved with schools, the better, because businesses sometimes complain that students don't have what they require to succeed in work.

I'm in the retail business, not the circus business.

I am brave, but I take a view. It is an educated view. I am careful. I am not reckless.

I sometimes think less is more. If you cut yourself in too many places, it is hard to execute.

People are always going to go shopping. A lot of our effort is just: 'How do we make the retail experience a great one?