I'm very rational. I tend to let my head rule my heart.
— Karren Brady
I suppose the appeal of boxing for me is seeing people do well when they have worked really hard.
I was called fried eggs and all that at school. Size does matter.
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 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.
The world is divided into three types of people in business: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who wonder what happened.
I live day by day. There's no other way.
You have to have a very thick skin to run a business.
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.
Good managers ensure good outcomes, but great leaders can deliver a vision by getting people to work together.
The most beautiful women in the world, I find, are those who have inner confidence.
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.
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.
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.
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.
On 'The Apprentice,' I'm 100 per cent certain I'm paid the same as Claude Littner. I insisted on equality when I negotiated my contract. I would not have allowed anything else.
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 don't take things to heart. And I'm not particularly emotional.
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.
I mean, I've been in a very male-dominated industry from a very young age.
The characteristics of successful business people, whether they are male or female, are very similar. It's about determination, it's about enthusiasm, it's about strategy, it's about communication, it's about integrity. And sometimes men and women display those differently but fundamentally they are the same qualities.
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.
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.
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.
I think young people respond much better to openness and frankness and practical stuff than speeches.
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.
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.
It is critical to create opportunities to identify talented women in business, then support them to develop their confidence to aim for the boardroom.
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'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.
You don't really do much in life unless you take risks, push yourself and find your passion.
I did indeed put on weight after I got married.
I rarely indulge in sweet things but when I do I do not like to share.
I don't have any fears.
I prefer my men slightly overweight. Having said that, my ultimate dream man is Jimmy Nail and he's skinny.
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.
If I'm going to spend money, I'd rather it be on a fabulous location or food, not gambling.
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.
Running your own business can be the loneliest job in the world. You are the MD, answer the phone and make tea, handle the invoices and have to make payments on time.
In my experience, not all women want to run the world. Not all women want to run a big banking conglomerate. Not all women want to be prime minister. What a lot of women want is a good career that respects them… and high-quality, affordable childcare.
Though I don't have time to go to the gym, I am fit and active, and have a healthy diet.
The worst kind of businesses are ones where there are no expectations set out for employees.
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.
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.
Any board executive can forget just how many people helped them get where they are. Those women who have got to the top need actively to ensure there is a pipeline of younger women, whether by networking or mentoring, who in turn are encouraging those below them.
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.
The toughest thing about being a success is you've got to keep on being a success.
The one thing I wanted was independence. And I realised to have that independence, you needed financial independence.
I want people to think about what I have achieved and not what I look like.
