“If family or friends are unwell or ill – it’s perhaps the only thing that really can make one feel vulnerable.”

The amount of time people waste dwelling on failures rather than putting that energy into another project, always amazes me.

I am convinced that companies should put staff first, customers second and shareholders third – ultimately that’s in the best interest of customers and shareholders.

Chance favors the prepared mind. The more you practice, the luckier you become.

If you take care of your workers they’ll take care of your business.

Throwing yourself into a job you enjoy is one of the life’s greatest pleasures!

Starting a business is a huge amount of hard work. You had better enjoy it.

If you get into business solely to make money, you won’t. If you try to make a real difference, you’ll find success.

Life’s too short. If you’re passionate – stand up.

If you look for the best in your employees, they’ll flourish. If you criticize or look for the worst, they’ll shrivel up. We all need lots of watering.

The brands that will thrive in the coming years are the ones that have a purpose beyond profit.

Tough times are inevitable in life and in business. But how you compose yourself during those times defines your spirit and will define your future.

Talent comes from experience and failure.

Screw it, just do it!

A company’s employees are its greatest asset and your people are your product.

Respect is how to treat everyone, not just those you want to impress.

My biggest motivation? Just to keep challenging myself.

Only the guilty are guilty: the children of killers are not killers, but children.

Being an only child, I didn’t have any other family but my mom and dad really, since the rest of my family lived quite far away from London.

There are four pillars to a happy marriage: respect one another as individuals; (give) soft answers; (practice)financial honesty; (conduct) family prayer.

I’m not going to have a baby until I’m around 30 something.

If you have friends or family who are not practicing, give them your company and not your judgment. They need your patience and your love. Allah is sufficient for judgment and He subhanahu wa ta’ala is a perfect Judge. We are not.

I don’t love traveling, because I’m never home. It’s hard when you have a family.

Half of my mum’s family is Welsh. I remember when I was a kid she used to read to me, and witches and wizards in books always had a Welsh accent, so I guess I took it from that really.

I began working with a family camera. It was called a Kodak Autographic, which was one of those things where you flopped it open and pulled out the bellows. And I’ve been at it ever since – I’ve never stopped.