Theo Paphitis Quotes

I have not cared for money, and I enjoy working. Money comes my way. People work hard so they get enough money. Or they work hard so they don't have to work hard later in life. But though I don't need money, I still work hard because I like what I am doing.

It's not about just how to maximize your finances but make sure it lasts a long time.

Putting lifestyle first is how you find a job - not a calling.

Don't make career choices on short-term financial gain. Job satisfaction and career enjoyment are far more important.

I don't want to spend my life doing jobs that I don't care about.

What decisions would you make differently today if you knew you would most likely live to be 150? How would you think about your 50s or 60s? How would you evaluate your career arcs or investments or even the area in which you live?

Sometimes I wonder why I'm not working at McDonald's and how come I have the life I have. I don't know. But I'm happy that I have these choices. That's kinda sappy, huh? But whatever, acting beats pumping gas.

I think retirement's for old people. I'm still in the business, thank you. I have a young child of nine years old, and I want to live as long as I can to see him grow up. I'm enjoying my life and I want to stick around for as long as I can.

Donner likes what he does and enjoys being on a set. He doesn't have to do it, its not like he has to make the rent. When I get to be his age and still enjoy what I'm doing like him, I'd be lucky.

A good financial plan is a road map that shows us exactly how the choices we make today will affect our future.

Why would I retire from something I enjoy doing? I can hardly wait to get here.

I invested. I wanted to cushion the future. I'm a financial success!

I never made any money, but I had the best jobs in the world.

I would have loved to study medicine, but I was lucky to have come into the profession that I loved. I may not have been very good at it, but I loved it.

I don't think of careers from a functional perspective or from a subject matter perspective. I think of careers as, how do you like spending the time in your day? What makes you happiest? What are you most passionate about?

When you are 28, 29 years old... you are aware that this is going to be your last big contract of your career. You have to make up your mind: What is it that I want? Do I want to find something new, a new culture, a new league, a new language, new teammates, a new city? And what is it that I need to be happy? What is it that I need to perform?

My mom's not working, my dad doesn't want to stop working because he likes to be engrossed, so everybody is happy.

Many times, you have to sacrifice the paycheck for doing what you love.

I'm just trying to diversify my portfolio and put myself in a position so when I do retire, the options are limitless.

I'd be lying if I said that I didn't want to do a TV show or movie, but life comes first, and then there's business. If this business doesn't allow me to have my life, then I'll do something else and be a happier man.

I don't have any regrets in my career.

There are players who tend not to look at the money short-term: they have a bigger plan.

But I was going to be a teacher my entire life, so I wasn't counting on money to much.

I do want to be able to benefit from my work and make a good living, but I love it so much that I would do it for free.

Everybody should get to make a living with their passion.