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I prefer to be sitting on the beach, but I can't. I want to be a billionaire.

James Packer

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James Packer
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: September 8
Businessman
Chairperson
Entrepreneur
Sydney
NSW
James Douglas Packer
Billionaire
Beach
Prefer
Sitting

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This perception that the only people that come to Crown are helpless victims and we are just sitting there preying on them, you know, I reject that absolutely and that does upset me. And I think that that is, you know, that is a spin line from the latte set, which is completely wrong.
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Business is good right now, but now my personal life is a disaster.
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I'm an ambitious person. I mean, if I did that... I would self-destruct, in the sense that the decadence would be too strong an attraction for me. Whether that be in the form of gambling, fast cars, alcohol, drugs, whatever it happens to be... I think the lure of that lifestyle would be too strong.
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If I sat back and decided to sell the product of my father and my grandfather's work, like a leech, you know I wouldn't be able to look at myself in the mirror... I want to be able to look at my father in 10 years' time and say, 'I'm proud of you, and you should be proud of me.'
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My father used to think the word 'legend' was tossed around far too often. I want to say today that in the opinion of his family, my father was a legend.
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There is no discussion inside this boardroom to say we've got to get into this or that. We look at every growth opportunity on its merits.
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History is His story.
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I got plenty of guesses wrong on things in the past as well. I don't want to pretend I have some great insight... But when the global financial crisis came along in 2008 it was scary times if you were in the middle of building $5 billion buildings. It wasn't perfect... I think that I am the luckiest person in Australia.
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Marry me. You can have all the money and credit cards you want, and the glory of being Mrs Packer, but you've got to let me do what I want.
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Stop viewing China like it's the Cold War. Start viewing them as a modern member of the industrialized world.
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I am here to tell you my father was right. You are a raging f..kwit. Now f..k off.
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We need to make sure we have the best people we can in our operations, and that is a constant challenge. There is always room to improve.
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The last thing I think I am is perfect. I'm just trying to do the best job I can. I'm trying to be the best father I can to my kids. I'm trying to do the best job I can running my business.
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I genuinely believe if we get the chance to do something in Sydney, the people of Australia will win out of that proposal. There will be jobs, taxes, tourism - there'll be more people coming to Australia looking to spend money and I think that is a good thing.
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New management at Nine has launched a concerted attack on its cost base in order to restore margins through eliminating waste, improving efficiency and lowering programming costs.
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When you look at what Star (casino) has done for Sydney over the last fifteen years.. I don't think it has done a lot. When you look at what Crown (his casino) has done for Melbourne, I think it has done an enormous amount. And there's all sorts of statistics and figures and facts that can back those things up.
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We have recognized that the world is changing. How your children are behaving, how their friends are behaving. What they consume and what they watch.
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I'm a great believer in new technology and I think new technology is very scary for newspaper companies.
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I may be a f..kwit but I'm not a liar. I was a believer.
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I do 90 minutes of exercise a day, and obviously I have the lap band... (it's) about being fitter, happier and more active.' But he admitted: 'I'm an idiot. I (still) smoke and do all those things I shouldn't do.
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