Deborah Meaden

If you're looking for investment you've got to think about what the investor gets from being involved with your business. A lot…

— Deborah Meaden

I have no problem paying taxes. It doesn't bother me, because I want to live in a society that's happy.

— Deborah Meaden

I'm not particularly tactile.

— Deborah Meaden

Loving something doesn't make it a good investment.

— Deborah Meaden

People think I am a workaholic but I just love business.

— Deborah Meaden

Nearly everybody, when they first meet me, seems to have this sense of trepidation.

— Deborah Meaden

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

— Deborah Meaden

I hate getting things wrong and I hate failing.

— Deborah Meaden

I started off in the leisure industry and now I find myself as the DIY queen - I'm not quite sure how…

— Deborah Meaden

It can be difficult to find investment for a new business, particularly one which is highly innovative or breaks new ground.

— Deborah Meaden

I've got a lot of laughter lines. You don't get laughter lines on your face without having a lot of fun in…

— Deborah Meaden

I won't get involved in businesses that I think cut across any kind of animal welfare issues.

— Deborah Meaden

Money is not the ultimate point, but it remains the actual measure of success.

— Deborah Meaden

People who buy your product or use your service don't care how tall or short you are, or what gender you are,…

— Deborah Meaden

I feel like the luckiest person alive. I spend my life doing the stuff I love. I'm surrounded by inventive people who…

— Deborah Meaden

I'm deeply impatient. If I can't park directly in front of somewhere, I go home.

— Deborah Meaden

My parents felt I should earn my money because I would then value it. So they would pay me a shilling or…

— Deborah Meaden

Sometimes, lovely surprises come out of things going wrong.

— Deborah Meaden

I think Cate Blanchett always gets it right. She seems very natural and wears interesting but not ridiculous clothes - she seems…

— Deborah Meaden

I'm very direct, I don't believe in wasting time, in wasting words.

— Deborah Meaden

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

— Deborah Meaden

I love the full-on Hollywood glamour of the 1930s and '40s.

— Deborah Meaden

People shouldn't choose their careers on whether it's cool or not. They should choose their careers on, 'Are they good at it,…

— Deborah Meaden

I am a very loyal person and believe that people should be treated fairly in life.

— Deborah Meaden

I think I've got more humour than comes across.

— Deborah Meaden