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Deborah Meaden

English Businesswoman

Born: 1959

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I think I've got more humour than comes across. Deborah Meaden

Think Humour More Got Than Across

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

Business Face Coldness See Concentrate Know Making Quite Decisions Dispassionate

I don't look for praise. Deborah Meaden

Look Praise

I love the full-on Hollywood glamour of the 1930s and '40s. Deborah Meaden

Love Glamour Hollywood Full-On

I don't think I'm ruthless, but I'm very driven, irritatingly so. Deborah Meaden

Think Ruthless Driven Very

I hate getting things wrong and I hate failing. Deborah Meaden

Hate Wrong Failing Getting Things

I'm impervious to charm. I can see through it. Deborah Meaden

See Charm Through Impervious

I hardly ever swear. So when I do, my husband knows it's extremely serious. Deborah Meaden

Husband Extremely Knows Swear Serious Ever Hardly

I consider my position in the business world not as a woman but as a person. Deborah Meaden

Business Woman World Consider Person Business World Position

Feminism doesn't have a particularly constructive image, although I think there was time when it was relevant. Deborah Meaden

Time Feminism Think Relevant Constructive Particularly Although Image

I'm very direct, I don't believe in wasting time, in wasting words. Deborah Meaden

Time Words Believe Direct Very Wasting Wasting Time

I'm quite a restless holidaymaker - I can't lie down on the sand and don't like too much heat. Deborah Meaden

Lie Too Much Down Too Restless Like Heat Quite Sand Much

A lot of people on holiday get very intolerant of things that go wrong, but getting wound up about the plane being late won't make it come any sooner. Deborah Meaden

I am not just sitting in my office making deals all the time. Deborah Meaden

Time Deals Making Am Office Sitting Just

You give power to issues if you pay a lot of attention to them. The more attention you give them the more power they have. So the most powerful thing you can do is just get on and ignore it. Deborah Meaden

You Power Pay Give More More Power Attention Powerful Powerful Thing Most Most Powerful Issues Lot Get Just Them Ignore Thing

If people have got an amazing opportunity such as on 'Dragons' Den' and they mess it up by being lazy with their presentation it does make me a bit cross. Deborah Meaden

Me People Opportunity Amazing Bit Cross Lazy Mess Make Does Got Den Up Being Being Lazy Presentation Dragons

People who buy your product or use your service don't care how tall or short you are, or what gender you are, or your age. It is irrelevant. That is not the basis on which your product is judged. Deborah Meaden

Service Buy You Age People Care Gender Judged Tall How Irrelevant Short Which Product Use Your Who Basis

Much as I'm loving the 'Strictly' experience, I'm sure I'll always be better known for my business career and my appearances on 'Dragons' Den' than I will for my cha-cha-cha or Viennese waltz. Deborah Meaden

Business Experience Better Will Strictly Known Sure Always Den Than Waltz Loving Much Business Career Appearances Career Dragons

You need to tell people where they stand. If someone's done a good job, you should tell them they've done damn well. But if they haven't, you should take the same attitude. Deborah Meaden

Attitude Good You People Good Job Job Damn Tell Someone Take Well Same Done Where Them Should Stand Need

People have to understand that they're not good at everything. Deborah Meaden

Good People Everything Understand

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