"We are perhaps the only independent newspaper in this business."

"It's a libel to say that I use my newspapers to support my other business interests. The fact is, I haven't got any other business interests."

"I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it."

"I've never been afraid of a fight."

"I don't think I'm a particularly good manager. I'm a good entrepreneur."