Alan Sugar

“It will take a brave person to cull the benefits system and analyse who deserves and who doesn't.”

“I believe employment regulations for women, whereby the prospective employer is not able to inquire about the interviewee's status regarding children, childcare, or indeed their intention of...”

“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.”

“There's too much of a culture that exists out there, what I call an expectancy culture, of things being provided.”

“My mother was a housewife. My father was a garment worker.”

“I have always been an honest trader. I come from a school of traders where there was honour in the deal. No contracts, just a handshake and that's it, done. That's the way I prefer to do bus...”

“I am tired of hustling.”

“Look, I'm a member of the House of Lords and I'm the first to admit that I don't understand how one gets new laws through.”

“I don't make enemies, it's just I'm not afraid to speak my mind, which can sometimes mean people don't like what I am saying.”

“There is a lot of luck in football. Following England is like following Wycombe Wanders or Leyton Orient. You hope for the best and hope you are lucky.”

“It is torment to be segregated out because of some bit of clothing that you're wearing.”