I can never fully switch off given my work, but laying on the beach replying to a few emails on my mobile is much better than being stuck in the office.

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.

What I love about London is you can go out of your door and turn left or right, and you could eat at every restaurant and still never go round in a loop.

I don't take things to heart. And I'm not particularly emotional.

I mean, I've been in a very male-dominated industry from a very young age.

I've met some very difficult people and I've had some very difficult conversations and had lots of criticism, especially from away supporters who sing songs that aren't very pleasant. So I think part and parcel of life is accepting that not everyone likes you.

In 'The Apprentice,' they don't re-do shots, it's all one-take. We literally follow the decisions that the candidates make.

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.

I think it doesn't actually matter what your political persuasion is, but if you are interested in the country that you live in and the way in which it's run, everyone has to do something about that.

On a personal level, the 'Young Apprentice' schedule is very long. The children needed long breaks so the sheer amount of time it took made it tougher. There was a lot more hanging around. But as a show, championing young people and promoting young people who are willing to have a go, I thought it was great.

Our supermarkets sell us horsemeat as beef, our politicians fiddle their expenses, and our bankers risk money that isn't theirs. So it's not surprising the public don't trust anyone or anything.

When I was younger, I wanted to be tall and skinny. And because I wasn't, I was disappointed. The great thing about getting older is that I've come to accept my shape - and embrace it.

The toughest thing about being a success is you've got to keep on being a success.

I prefer my men slightly overweight. Having said that, my ultimate dream man is Jimmy Nail and he's skinny.

If I can encourage other women to think about setting up their own businesses and being entrepreneurs and making a contribution then I think that's a good thing.

I always laugh when I read about sexism cases in the newspaper.

It's rubbish to say you can't be proper friends with the opposite sex.

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.

I don't believe in quotas for quotas sake, but I think companies without any women on their boards should write to their shareholders and explain why - explain how many women they've interviewed, why they haven't taken anybody on.

Life is very short, and if you worry what people think of you, if you second-guess yourself, you're in trouble.

You take responsibility for your children but you're not always the taxi driver and that doesn't make you a bad parent.

I couldn't think of anything worse than drinking a load of gunky-green stuff and sweating in a gym. I would rather sit in front of the TV and have a glass of wine.

Deep in my soul, I'm secretly a redhead.

I'm an extremely busy woman but I still make time for myself and my family. You can do both, and do both well, if you really want to.

I have always had an entrepreneurial spirit. When I was seven, I remember sticking a sign on my bedroom window that read, 'Manicures and massage, come on in.' My mother rushed in, saying, 'All these weirdos are knocking on the door.'

People who see successful young women think that there must be an angle there. It's too good to be true that woman from a good upbringing can walk into a good job and be director.

It's depressing that ambition and feminism have become almost dirty words for working women. But, there is no reason that they should be and, increasingly, I am struck by how the next generation is challenging conceptions of what it means to be successful at work.

I love business and that's why I go on other people's board because it is my hobby. Some people join a tennis club to do things in their spare time. I join boards because that's what I love.

I think young people respond much better to openness and frankness and practical stuff than speeches.

I believe that hardworking people should retain as much of the money as they can in terms of the taxes that they pay. But I think everybody should pay their taxes.

There's only two things that I really care about - apart from family - one is business and the other is women in business.

I'm very rational. I tend to let my head rule my heart.

I rarely indulge in sweet things but when I do I do not like to share.

I have met people in the street who say, 'You look like Karren Brady, but she is fat.' But I don't care. I am happy with the way I look; it's not something that drives me mad.

I want people to think about what I have achieved and not what I look like.

I did indeed put on weight after I got married.

I didn't really know what I was going to do with my life. I've taken every opportunity, pushed myself in ways I'm not sure I knew were even possible, I've made the best of my life and career. So yes, I do feel proud of myself.

To any man currently thinking it's not safe to say anything to women these days, allow me to offer you a rule of thumb. If you're in any doubt about something you're going to say to a woman, just ask yourself if you'd say the same thing to a man.

Let's face it, when is it actually ever funny to joke about hitting someone? Never, right? The threat to give someone a slap, no matter how you look at it, is aggressive.

It is critical to create opportunities to identify talented women in business, then support them to develop their confidence to aim for the boardroom.

It really annoys me when magazines put up these 'superwomen' with the perfect blow-dry, the perfect life - but nothing's perfect. People have a whole bunch of problems and it's how many solutions you can find to those problems as to how happy you are.

I look at people like Helen Mirren, Emma Thompson, Goldie Hawn, they're the people I want to be.

The most beautiful women in the world, I find, are those who have inner confidence.

The only thing I wanted when I left school was independence. I had been at boarding school for many years. When you're boarding, nothing is your own and your whole day is scheduled. You're told when to sleep, what to eat and when. You have zero independence.

It's really important that young people realise very rarely do you become an overnight success.

Good managers ensure good outcomes, but great leaders can deliver a vision by getting people to work together.

The worst kind of businesses are ones where there are no expectations set out for employees.

English, Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish football gains so much from being in Europe. Clubs and fans all benefit from European action, laws and funding.

For clubs, free movement plays a big role in transfers and players' contracts. Players from the E.U. can sign for U.K. clubs without needing a visa or special work permit, making it quicker and easier to secure top talent from across Europe to come and play in our leagues.

Though I don't have time to go to the gym, I am fit and active, and have a healthy diet.