Deborah Meaden

I didn't want to get married.

— Deborah Meaden

I don't look for praise.

— Deborah Meaden

I'm not particularly tactile.

— Deborah Meaden

I form opinions quickly.

— Deborah Meaden

Peter Jones is hot.

— Deborah Meaden

I'm not looking for hobbies, I'm looking for investments.

— Deborah Meaden

I am not intimidating, I am forthright!

— Deborah Meaden

I did ballroom dancing at school, but I was atrocious.

— Deborah Meaden

But it's no good letting your emotions get the better of you.

— Deborah Meaden

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

— Deborah Meaden

Sometimes, lovely surprises come out of things going wrong.

— Deborah Meaden

People have to understand that they're not good at everything.

— Deborah Meaden

I love the ingenuity of British entrepreneurs.

— Deborah Meaden

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

— Deborah Meaden

Nobody is like the person I am on TV, surely, only Cruella de Vil, or the wicked witch from Snow White.

— Deborah Meaden

I'm quite a restless holidaymaker - I can't lie down on the sand and don't like too much heat.

— Deborah Meaden

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

— Deborah Meaden

A lot of people on holiday get very intolerant of things that go wrong, but getting wound up about the plane being…

— 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 don't spend a lot of time worrying about how I look and I don't fall into the trap of judging myself…

— Deborah Meaden

I don't cook at all, and whenever my husband Paul goes away he leaves meals for me and I can't even be…

— Deborah Meaden

I think the thing about business is that it's not completely separate to life. You're selling to people so it's all about…

— Deborah Meaden

I have definitely learnt in business that when you have a smart, engaged entrepreneur with good judgement they can really drive even…

— Deborah Meaden

I am terrible. When I buy stuff, I want it straight away. If it says two to three weeks delivery - no…

— Deborah Meaden

You give power to issues if you pay a lot of attention to them. The more attention you give them the more…

— Deborah Meaden

You need to tell people where they stand. If someone's done a good job, you should tell them they've done damn well.…

— Deborah Meaden

My first paid job was leading pony rides along Minehead seafront when I was eight. I probably got paid sixpence - not…

— Deborah Meaden

My friends would say I'm not the person to go to for tea, a cuddle and sympathy, because I can't deliver. But…

— Deborah Meaden

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…

— Deborah Meaden

I hate getting things wrong and I hate failing.

— Deborah Meaden

I am not just sitting in my office making deals all the time.

— Deborah Meaden

Provided someone can persuade me, I will invest in anything.

— Deborah Meaden

I don't actually like dogs smelling of anything other than natural dogs.

— Deborah Meaden

Loving something doesn't make it a good investment.

— Deborah Meaden

I was never good at taking instructions.

— Deborah Meaden

I'm impervious to charm. I can see through it.

— Deborah Meaden

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

— Deborah Meaden

I don't think I'm ruthless, but I'm very driven, irritatingly so.

— Deborah Meaden

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

— Deborah Meaden

I hardly ever swear. So when I do, my husband knows it's extremely serious.

— Deborah Meaden