Kerry Packer Quotes
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Life isn't a dress rehearsal
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You only get one Alan Bond in your lifetime. And I've had mine
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He wasn't very lovable but he was bloody efficient. (Packer talking about Genghis Khan)
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The good news is there's no devil. The bad news is there's no heaven. There's nothing.
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I don't want to be left behind. In fact, I want to be here before the action starts.
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If a working class Englishman saw a bloke drive past in a Rolls-Royce, he'd say to himself "Come the social revolution and we'll take that away from you, mate". Whereas if his American counterpart saw a bloke drive past in a Cadillac he'd say "One day I'm going to own one of those". To my way of thinking the first attitude is wrong. The latter is right.
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I agree completely with my son James when he says 'Internet is like electricity. The latter lights up everything, while the former lights up knowledge'.
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Never complain, never explain personal motto of
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The fact that I have entered into IT-related business is proof that businesses have to evolve and keep with time. One has to re-invent continuously.
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If a British guy saw someone at the wheel of a Rolls- Royce, he'd say 'come the revolution and we'll take that away from you, mate', where the American would say 'one day I'll have one of those, when I have worked hard enough'. It's unfortunate we Australians inherited the British mentality.
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I pay whatever tax I am required to pay under the law, not a penny more, not a penny less... if anybody in this country doesn't minimize their tax they want their heads read because as a government I can tell you you're not spending it that well that we should be donating extra.
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There is a lot more young Indian entrepreneurs can do if they are given the money. They have the idea, and I would just like to help them realise it.
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