Knowing that my ancestry had all been quite wealthy and owned their own businesses probably left me with the ambition to replicate what they'd done.
From John Caudwell
I'm in the lucky position that I can help a huge amount of people. It's a great privilege and freedom to have.
I'm a wealth creator. I'm not interested in saving in the least. While I do spend a lot, I don't spend money like other billionaires. I'm probably quite unusual, albeit I do have some of the significant trappings. But I always try to make my assets work for a living.
Before I really even understood what the term meant, I wanted to be wealthy. I wanted to be able to drive the beautiful old Rolls-Royces my father admired when I was a child.
As the years passed, and I was nine, 10, 11 years old, it became obvious I was going to start up a business of some sort.
I just wasn't academic. I wanted to be in the real world.
When my back's to the wall, I want to fight.
I will stay living in Staffordshire. Other people would be moving offshore. I am reasonably happy to help support the British economy. I have done very well out of Britain.
I believe in workers' rights when people are doing a good job.
I always felt, right from a youngster, that it was my destiny to be a success. It sounds a little bit egotistical, but I felt I had a calling to do something.
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