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I hate fad diets.
I don't have any fears.
I'm very comfortable in my own skin.
Deep in my soul, I'm secretly a redhead.
Hard work will always bring opportunities
I've experienced a lot of sexism in football.
You have to have a very thick skin to run a business.
I'm very rational. I tend to let my head rule my heart.
I always laugh when I read about sexism cases in the newspaper.
I was called fried eggs and all that at school. Size does matter.
I used to love villas when the kids were small but now I like hotels.
It's rubbish to say you can't be proper friends with the opposite sex.
I rarely indulge in sweet things but when I do I do not like to share.
I mean, I've been in a very male-dominated industry from a very young age.
I want people to think about what I have achieved and not what I look like.
I don't invest in shares in companies that don't have women on their board.
The toughest thing about being a success is you've got to keep on being a success.
The most beautiful women in the world, I find, are those who have inner confidence.
Though I don't have time to go to the gym, I am fit and active, and have a healthy diet.
I'm a hard cheese person and I could have it with biscuits for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
If I'm going to spend money, I'd rather it be on a fabulous location or food, not gambling.
The worst kind of businesses are ones where there are no expectations set out for employees.
You don't really do much in life unless you take risks, push yourself and find your passion.
It's really important that young people realise very rarely do you become an overnight success.
I look at people like Helen Mirren, Emma Thompson, Goldie Hawn, they're the people I want to be.
I suppose the appeal of boxing for me is seeing people do well when they have worked really hard.
As a footballer's wife, I take great exception to the way we are portrayed in Footballers' Wives.
I'm not going to become an MP and I'm not going to be London Mayor. I have no political ambitions.
Winning the BAFTA for 'Young Apprentice' felt great. It's really nice to be part of the winning team.
I think young people respond much better to openness and frankness and practical stuff than speeches.
I'm the sort of person who doesn't hear the word 'no' - I hear 'find another way to get what you want.'
I prefer my men slightly overweight. Having said that, my ultimate dream man is Jimmy Nail and he's skinny.
For me, I may have titles like CEO, director or vice chairman but the best title for me is 'working mother.'
Good managers ensure good outcomes, but great leaders can deliver a vision by getting people to work together.
Life is very short, and if you worry what people think of you, if you second-guess yourself, you're in trouble.
When I'm at home I'm 'Karren Peski Solido mother-of-two' when I'm at work I'm 'Karren Brady don't mess with me.'
The most important characteristics you need to succeed in business are resilience, determination and persistence.
The one thing I wanted was independence. And I realised to have that independence, you needed financial independence.
The biggest lesson my kids have taught me is to find the joy in little things, along with a healthy dose of patience.
You take responsibility for your children but you're not always the taxi driver and that doesn't make you a bad parent.
I worry I look posh and fat. I can't do anything about posh - I'm accentless - but I've spent 20 years battling my weight.
In 'The Apprentice,' they don't re-do shots, it's all one-take. We literally follow the decisions that the candidates make.
We've got to start making people realise that it's a proud thing to run a business, to export your goods around the country.
On holiday, I don't want any plans or structure. If I want to wake up at lunchtime or have breakfast for dinner, then I will.
I'm proud to say that, leading by example, I've tried from day one to help recalibrate views of women in the world of football.
Too many women don't see themselves in senior leadership and so don't push themselves to advance their careers as their male peer group do.
I love knowing that if I was dropped off in Trafalgar Square, I could walk in any direction and see something amazing or eat something delicious.
I took it as my personal responsibility to be able to juggle. I didn't want anybody to help me and I didn't expect my office to make it easy for me.
It is critical to create opportunities to identify talented women in business, then support them to develop their confidence to aim for the boardroom.
My grandmother had a motto that you should never look down on people unless you are helping them up, and I think that's a very spiritual way of living.