You have to have a very thick skin to run a business.

I live day by day. There's no other way.

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 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.

If I'm going to spend money, I'd rather it be on a fabulous location or food, not gambling.

As long as you like yourself, as long as your family like you, as long as you are good at what you do, your staff respect you, and your board have trust in you, that's what is important.

I was called fried eggs and all that at school. Size does matter.

I suppose the appeal of boxing for me is seeing people do well when they have worked really hard.

I don't have any fears.

I'm very comfortable in my own skin.

I always wear a suit jacket, a smart blouse or a top, with my hair and make-up done. Under the desk, what no one knows, is that I'm wearing jeans and trainers.

I hate fad diets.

I'm the least vain person I know. I literally get out the shower, throw a brush through my hair, put jeans and a T-shirt on and head to the Tube and go to work most mornings. It takes seconds.

Winning the BAFTA for 'Young Apprentice' felt great. It's really nice to be part of the winning team.

I love and embrace change.

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.

The problems children bring get bigger as they get older.

I remember when I was young, I used to love hockey - I was selected to play for my county - and my dad said: 'Well, there's no money to be made in hockey,' and it put me off for ever.

I think the term feminist is scary for women, because it means that you're extreme in some way, and I'm not extreme in any way, although I do passionately believe that a woman's role within any organisation is to assist and help other women.

I am a faithful companion of Jesus. I probably wasn't when I was 12 or 13 when I was in the convent, but I think having a spiritual side means that you live your life with an open heart, and you embrace things that are difficult, you want people to do well.

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.

I'm not going to become an MP and I'm not going to be London Mayor. I have no political ambitions.

I'm not friends with politicians.

I've experienced a lot of sexism in football.

The brain aneurysm I had in 2006 put things into perspective. It made me understand what was really important - to enjoy life, take more risks and stop putting things off.

I'm the sort of person who doesn't hear the word 'no' - I hear 'find another way to get what you want.'

I'm a hard cheese person and I could have it with biscuits for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

I used to love villas when the kids were small but now I like hotels.

When you're starting your own business it's really important to think through your plan: what's the idea, why is it relevant to the market, how much money you are going to invest, how are you going to tell people about it.

You have to have two personalities: your home personality and your work personality and the trick really is not to allow one of those personalities to drain the life out of the other.

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.'

I love to think about business. It's what makes me happy.

I think it's a very old fashioned attitude, that you've got to wear short skirts and a lot of make up to get on in life. I think most women look at that and laugh. I think those are antiquated views from a bygone age that thankfully is no longer around.

Most women who work and have a career and a family sympathise with one another because they know just how difficult it is to try and manage it all and sometimes if the pressure's too great and you can't manage something has to give and it's either your career or your family.

I'm not the perfect person. I'm not the most happy person. I get angry, and I get mad sometimes, but I try my best to control my thoughts. Because that flows throughout your body.

It's easy to just be rude or just be nasty. I think it's actually harder for people to say something positive; it's interesting.

I see a lot of girls whose concealer is way too light, or their foundation is way too dark, or I can see when their neck and face color don't match. I think it's very important to find the right foundation and concealers and the right brands that really complement your skin.

I think it's awesome to have social media as a platform to progress and build. Of course, using it in the most positive and genuine way.

Longevity in friendship is very important and one of the keys to the foundation of a happy life.

I'm Vietnamese and Chinese, and I am the year of the dragon in the Chinese zodiac.

First and foremost, it's important to love yourself.

I was every other kid in elementary school. I was eating packaged burritos for lunch... and pizzas - it's not the worst, but not the best.

I love intense, deep-tissue massages. Any kind of foot massage, body massage, I'm into it.

I just want women to come and learn from each other.

I hit a brick wall one day, and I spent a lot of time by myself learning about me and who I am and what I want and don't want.

It's so hard to diet because I love food.

I never expected to become an actor at all. You can do anything you put your mind to it!

I love social media. There are a lot of benefits, and it gives us a platform for what we want to become, but there's always such a negative tone to it. You see a picture, and the first thing you see or think is a negative comment.

In elementary school, I identified more with my Asian side. I had a lot of Korean friends, and then, once middle school hit, it was a little more diverse.

I feel like all guys are the same.