Brands have to take a longer-term view. Any sport is littered with controversy on and off the field, what fans care about most of all is the game itself rather than the business of the game... Being a sponsor of FIFA implies you are a sponsor of the game, not of the organisation.

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You can find inspiration in everything. If you can't, then you're... by Paul Smith

You can find inspiration in everything. If you can't, then you're not looking properly.

fashion inspiration ifs

What I adore is mixing the unexpected, things you don't imagine s... by Paul Smith

What I adore is mixing the unexpected, things you don't imagine should go together

mixing unexpected together

Stop making sense. Logic is predictable. Think differently. by Paul Smith

Stop making sense. Logic is predictable. Think differently.

logic make-sense thinking

Don't dress for fashion, dress for yourself by Paul Smith

Don't dress for fashion, dress for yourself

fashion dresses

Many people look but they do not see. by Paul Smith

Many people look but they do not see.

people looks

Fashion is about today and tomorrow. by Paul Smith

Fashion is about today and tomorrow.

fashion care today

I think I was really naïve. I had no context to think about what I wanted to do. Each step was a next stage of exploration.

next steps thinking

Great stories happen all around you every day. At the time they’re happening, you don’t think of them as stories. You probably don’t think about them at all. You experience them. You enjoy them. You learn from them. You’re inspired by them. They only become stories if someone is wise enough to share them. That’s when a story is born.

wise stories thinking

People, even children, aren't really afraid of change. They're afraid of not being prepared for change.

afraid-of-change children people

Experience is the best teacher. A compelling story is a close sec... by Paul Smith

Experience is the best teacher. A compelling story is a close second.

best-teacher stories teacher

I'm very curious and being childlike by Paul Smith

I'm very curious and being childlike

childlike curious industry

When life closes a door, God opens a window. by Paul Smith

When life closes a door, God opens a window.

doors window

I've always been a keen cyclist, I'm very close to the world of cycling. Not just cycling really - also walking, adventures, being a curious person, traveling to new countries.

cycling adventure country

Maybe that's what I've based my career on: getting up earlier than everyone else so I get an extra couple of hours.

hours careers couple

When knowledge is scant or conflicting, folklore takes over. by Paul Smith

When knowledge is scant or conflicting, folklore takes over.

folklore knowledge

I think it was interesting that when you're in those formative years you respond to things that interest you and don't always know where they lead. But they accumulate and add up to something that enriches your later life or leads you to some new experience.

new-experiences years thinking

The Japanese are hard to understand, but once you do the world is... by Paul Smith

The Japanese are hard to understand, but once you do the world is your oyster.

luxury oysters world

I was always kind of naïve, and really needed to be given some di... by Paul Smith

I was always kind of naïve, and really needed to be given some direction.

given kind needed

Christianity began in Palestine as an experience, it moved to Greece and became a philosophy, it moved to Italy and became an institution, it moved to Europe and became a culture, and it moved to America and became a business! We've left the experience long behind.

europe philosophy america

I was always making things. I made model airplanes and did a number of hands-on activities. I liked creating in some form or another, not realizing what it was all about.

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