100 Quotes by Deborah Meaden

I am proud of the fact I would never tamper with my looks. I love the fact I have earned every line and wrinkle.

My first paid job was leading pony rides along Minehead seafront when I was eight. I probably got paid sixpence - not much but I loved horses and it gave me a great chance to be near them.

My friends would say I'm not the person to go to for tea, a cuddle and sympathy, because I can't deliver. But if you want something sorted out and need a champion who will stand by your side, that is me.

Peter Jones is hot.

Business doesn't cut you any slack because of your gender. You're either good at what you do or you're not.

You need emotional intelligence; to be happy to take risks; to be competitive and to look forward not backwards.

You can't beat a bar of chocolate between cheap white bread - there is nothing like it.

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.

I didn't want to get married.