I don’t think there’s any real motivation for somebody to be a truck driver. Mine was simple; dad was a truck driver, I wanted to own one. Lindsay Fox Read Quote
Anybody I grew up with in this area – they’re still a mate. Lots of people in the Prahran area gave me my first go. Sold me my trucks on… I don’t know, 100 deposit and 100 a month. Without the support of those guys, you’d still sort of be driving a truck. Lindsay Fox Read Quote
People in business generally have a responsibility to the community. They have to put back into the community from which they take. I think I’ve adopted that all through my life. Caring and sharing are two major fundamentals of life. Lindsay Fox Read Quote
One of the nicest things about receiving the accolade of Australia is that, previously, the knighthood was historically for what was termed ‘the establishment.’ Now, this is an accolade for somebody who comes from a working-class background. Someone whose father was a truck driver and decided to buy a truck. Lindsay Fox Read Quote
I was a careless Protestant, my wife was a good Catholic, and we had six kids in seven years and I’d endorse that to everyone. Lindsay Fox Read Quote
Personal relationships are always the key to good business. You can buy networking; you can’t buy friendships. Lindsay Fox Read Quote
Basically as a working class boy I understand when there’s not enough money to put food on the table and not knowing where the next dollar comes in from. When you’ve been in that environment as a child, you never lose it. Lindsay Fox Read Quote
My father was a truck driver. That’s where it all started, and academically I was a disaster at school. My cousin got his name on the honour board; I, at Melbourne High School, I carved mine on the desk. Lindsay Fox Read Quote
Three score and, and ten has always been something that I never thought I’d make. So when I made it, I wanted to celebrate it and I did. Lindsay Fox Read Quote
Initially, I used to cart coke from the West Melbourne Gasworks -12 tonne a day, 150-pound sacks. I’d come home looking like Al Jolson at the end of the day – white teeth, black face… A good hard day’s work. Lindsay Fox Read Quote
