I had my first flower stall when I was seven, at the end of the drive in Minehead, Somerset. Nobody was stopping so I moved it to my neighbour's drive, because I thought: 'Location, location, location.' It worked. Deborah Meaden More Quotes by Deborah Meaden More Quotes From Deborah Meaden Don't expect anything from anybody, work hard, put your head down, be good at what you do and good stuff will happen. Deborah Meaden hard-work stuff inspirational I love the ingenuity of British entrepreneurs. Deborah Meaden i-love ingenuity british love If you're looking for investment you've got to think about what the investor gets from being involved with your business. A lot of people think about what they're getting from their point of view but not about what the investor gets out of a deal. Deborah Meaden looking you business people I have definitely learnt in business that when you have a smart, engaged entrepreneur with good judgement they can really drive even a mediocre business forward so to me the entrepreneur is very important. Deborah Meaden good me you business I started off in the leisure industry and now I find myself as the DIY queen - I'm not quite sure how that happened! Deborah Meaden queen find how myself I think I've got more humour than comes across. Deborah Meaden i-think more think humour When I concentrate, my face is deadpan and I can see there is a coldness there - when I'm making business decisions I know I can be quite dispassionate. Deborah Meaden face know i-can business My parents are not nurturers. They're a bit like me: do a good job and move on. Deborah Meaden parents job good me I don't look for praise. Deborah Meaden look praise I'm not a fearful person, I have no phobias of rats, snakes, spiders, nothing. I'm lucky in that sense. Deborah Meaden sense person nothing lucky I'm not scared of many sectors, so if you look at my investment portfolio, it is pretty wide. I've invested in anything from market research firms to fashion houses and textile companies. Deborah Meaden look you fashion research Provided someone can persuade me, I will invest in anything. Deborah Meaden anything will someone me Playing the piano was what I loved doing for myself, but as soon as it became a 'thing' that I was being pushed to pursue by my teachers, I rebelled. Deborah Meaden teachers loved doing myself I don't like shopping and I'm lucky enough to have a stylist to do it for me. Deborah Meaden me shopping lucky enough I use my clothes to make my day better - for example, if it's a dull day, I'll wear something bright to cheer myself up. Deborah Meaden better day myself clothes I love the full-on Hollywood glamour of the 1930s and '40s. Deborah Meaden 1930s glamour hollywood love I think Cate Blanchett always gets it right. She seems very natural and wears interesting but not ridiculous clothes - she seems to push the boundaries just enough. Deborah Meaden push think clothes enough I don't think I'm ruthless, but I'm very driven, irritatingly so. Deborah Meaden very think ruthless driven I hate getting things wrong and I hate failing. Deborah Meaden getting wrong things hate I have no problem paying taxes. It doesn't bother me, because I want to live in a society that's happy. Deborah Meaden live me society happy
