80 Quotes by Esther McVey

It's important to know what you can do and what you can't.

You wouldn't try and make a cake without a recipe book. Careers are just the same.

One of my best friends was the first U.K. female fighter pilot.

Where I come from, from a very different point of view, it's a Labour heartland, it's a trade union heartland, and I'll have a very personal campaign against me there.

People who have been successful in business have a huge amount to offer young people who are just starting out.

Our young people are some of the best and most talented in the world - they are driven, entrepreneurial, and innovative - and with the help of people who have already made it in the world of work, they can go on to be the bosses and employers of the future.

What does a teacher do in a school? A teacher would tell you off or give you lines or whatever it is, detentions, but at the same times, they are wanting your best interests at heart. They are teaching you, they are educating you, but at the same time, they will also have the ability to sanction you.

I ran my first campaign when I was 11. My slogan was 'Vote McVey, vote the right way.' I've never surpassed it!

I've met people at the top of companies like Accenture who started off in McDonald's.