Roy Thomson

“I buy newspapers to make money to buy more newspapers to make more money.”

“Think until it hurts.”

“I have a magpie mind. I like anything that glitters.”

“As for editorial content, that's the stuff you separate the ads with.”

“Like having your own licence to print money.”

“I've got money so I'm a Conservative.”

“You carry your country with you, it's part of your baggage.”