I started off in 1993 with one lorry. I wasn’t one of those guys buying a business and gearing it up. Sean Quinn Read Quote
I have made mistakes, but I feel that the people who have done things to me – they should be ashamed. Sean Quinn Read Quote
Yes, I am scared of prison. It’s the last thing if you are after building up a business over 38 years and you are approaching your 66th birthday and you never owed a man a penny and you feel hard done by and you try to protect yourself and your family and go to prison – if that is the society we are living in, I am happy to accept that. Sean Quinn Read Quote
I no longer own or control the businesses which I have spent my life building up. Sean Quinn Read Quote
I believe that Sean Quinn wouldn’t be a man at all if he let someone steal his family’s assets. Sean Quinn Read Quote
If you’ve been running a business for 38 years, you’re approaching your 66th birthday, you’ve never owed a man a penny or done anyone any grievance in your life, and you feel hard done-by and try to protect yourself and your family, but go to prison, well if that’s the society we’re living in, I’m happy to accept that. Sean Quinn Read Quote
Let’s not forget, it was the government, Department of Finance and Central Bank that decided to unfairly land the taxpayers of this country with unmitigated losses of Anglo and massive legacy issues that would have been expected when nationalising a fraudulent bank. Sean Quinn Read Quote
If Anglo feels it hasn’t done enough damage to me already by taking my money, my company, my reputation, if they want to finish it off by putting me in prison, then so be it – I’ll accept that. Sean Quinn Read Quote
