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Peter de Savary Quotes

1944–2022 England

Peter John de Savary (11 July 1944 – 30 October 2022) was a British businessman in shipping, oil and property. He once owned or managed 13 shipyards around the globe and had global oil-trading and refuelling businesses.

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The world is no longer conducive to old-fashioned entrepreneurs like me. We relied on personal relationships; now everything is transaction-oriented and hi-tech.

I am doing what I want to do. For me, this is really a passion to realise a vision.

In many five-star hotels, the staff do their jobs but they're not highly motivated. I want people with passion and enthusiasm. It starts and ends with me - my boss is the customer.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Peter de Savary (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.