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- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
I look in the mirror and see lines, but I have earned those lines. It has taken me 59 years to get them and I am not losing them now.
- Instructions
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was never good at taking instructions.
- Dragons
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I first started on 'Dragons' Den,' I was under pressure to buy flashy cars and boats but I resisted.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am a very loyal person and believe that people should be treated fairly in life.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would have liked children, but I am not all disappointed. I've had a lot of stuff thrown at me in life so I don't dwell on it.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm deeply impatient. If I can't park directly in front of somewhere, I go home.
- Care
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- Nov 07, 2020
I care a lot about animal welfare and children. Although I don't have children myself.
- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not particularly tactile.
- Peter
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- Nov 07, 2020
Peter Jones is hot.
- Better
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not great at taking compliments because I always find the thing I could do better.
- I Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love the ingenuity of British entrepreneurs.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you're looking for investment you've got to think about what the investor gets from being involved with your business. A lot of people think about what they're getting from their point of view but not about what the investor gets out of a deal.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have definitely learnt in business that when you have a smart, engaged entrepreneur with good judgement they can really drive even a mediocre business forward so to me the entrepreneur is very important.
- Leisure
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started off in the leisure industry and now I find myself as the DIY queen - I'm not quite sure how that happened!
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think I've got more humour than comes across.
- Coldness
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I concentrate, my face is deadpan and I can see there is a coldness there - when I'm making business decisions I know I can be quite dispassionate.
- Praise
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't look for praise.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not a fearful person, I have no phobias of rats, snakes, spiders, nothing. I'm lucky in that sense.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not scared of many sectors, so if you look at my investment portfolio, it is pretty wide. I've invested in anything from market research firms to fashion houses and textile companies.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Provided someone can persuade me, I will invest in anything.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Playing the piano was what I loved doing for myself, but as soon as it became a 'thing' that I was being pushed to pursue by my teachers, I rebelled.
- Clothes
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- Nov 07, 2020
I use my clothes to make my day better - for example, if it's a dull day, I'll wear something bright to cheer myself up.
- Clothes
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think Cate Blanchett always gets it right. She seems very natural and wears interesting but not ridiculous clothes - she seems to push the boundaries just enough.
- End
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had my first flower stall when I was seven, at the end of the drive in Minehead, Somerset. Nobody was stopping so I moved it to my neighbour's drive, because I thought: 'Location, location, location.' It worked.
- Hate
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- Nov 07, 2020
I hate getting things wrong and I hate failing.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have no problem paying taxes. It doesn't bother me, because I want to live in a society that's happy.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
I suffer from reverse body dysmorphia. When I look in the mirror I see somebody slimmer. It's quite a shock to see myself on TV, especially on widescreen.
- I Can
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm impervious to charm. I can see through it.
- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not a feminist.
- Business World
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- Nov 07, 2020
I consider my position in the business world not as a woman but as a person.
- Image
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- Nov 07, 2020
Feminism doesn't have a particularly constructive image, although I think there was time when it was relevant.
- Opinions
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- Nov 07, 2020
I form opinions quickly.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
People can call me what they like - fat, ugly, sour - but tell me I'm not fair, tell me I'm not ethical, those are the things that bother me.
- Nobody
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nobody is like the person I am on TV, surely, only Cruella de Vil, or the wicked witch from Snow White.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
I need quite a lot going on, so a perfect holiday for me is one in a cooler climate with wonderful scenery, animals or great architecture.
- Lie
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm quite a restless holidaymaker - I can't lie down on the sand and don't like too much heat.
- Getting
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of people on holiday get very intolerant of things that go wrong, but getting wound up about the plane being late won't make it come any sooner.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
People think I am a workaholic but I just love business.
- Intelligence
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- Nov 07, 2020
You need emotional intelligence; to be happy to take risks; to be competitive and to look forward not backwards.
- Forthright
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am not intimidating, I am forthright!
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
You give power to issues if you pay a lot of attention to them. The more attention you give them the more power they have. So the most powerful thing you can do is just get on and ignore it.
- Being Lazy
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- Nov 07, 2020
If people have got an amazing opportunity such as on 'Dragons' Den' and they mess it up by being lazy with their presentation it does make me a bit cross.
- Laughter
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've got a lot of laughter lines. You don't get laughter lines on your face without having a lot of fun in your life.
- Making
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- Nov 07, 2020
To be honest, I've made a lot mistakes and I quite like making them because you learn from them.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Retirement has never, ever crossed my mind. And I honestly can't imagine when or why it would. If you're doing the thing you love, why on earth would you want to stop doing it?
- Behaving
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not going to be told that I shouldn't be doing anything, or behaving in any particular way at any age of my life.
- Care
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- Nov 07, 2020
People who buy your product or use your service don't care how tall or short you are, or what gender you are, or your age. It is irrelevant. That is not the basis on which your product is judged.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel like the luckiest person alive. I spend my life doing the stuff I love. I'm surrounded by inventive people who are full of energy and life.
- Business
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- Nov 07, 2020
Much as I'm loving the 'Strictly' experience, I'm sure I'll always be better known for my business career and my appearances on 'Dragons' Den' than I will for my cha-cha-cha or Viennese waltz.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
As an entrepreneur and employer, in the fairly recent past I have been astonished at how difficult it has been to get young people to take the idea of getting a job seriously.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
You don't have to start with your dream job, and your idea of what the dream job might be will change during a working life that will have its share of ups and downs, setbacks and advances.
- Loving
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- Nov 07, 2020
Loving something doesn't make it a good investment.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
You need to tell people where they stand. If someone's done a good job, you should tell them they've done damn well. But if they haven't, you should take the same attitude.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a young woman, before I had any money, I went backpacking across India, and I was aware of how gritty it could be.
- Business
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- Nov 07, 2020
Running the country is like running one big business.
- Dancing
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- Nov 07, 2020