Run a home like you would a small business and treat it with the same seriousness.

The first rule of management is delegation. Don't try and do everything yourself because you can't.

Whether it's cushions you only use outside in the summer, or blankets that only come out in the winter, you've always got to think of where to store them.

If you are a housewife, take pride in that.

Rearranging furniture, adding some candles, or making even small tweaks can really make the difference.

People who earn reasonable amounts are being turned into the anti-Christ. I think 45 per cent tax is a colossal amount to take off somebody, and it is taking away the incentive to earn.

I grew up in a world before people had credit cards. There were no magic cards - it was all about budgeting.

A proper family diary with everyone's events and parties in it really helps organise the household.

It's cool to have a well run, comfortable and inviting home.

Of course, we all have to be taxed, but once you start to earn more than £150,000, and start paying 45 per cent tax, you are penalised. It is like a witch hunt.

Divorce is the biggest drain, outside of school fees, and nobody wins. People think it is always in the woman's favour, but it is not necessarily.

Persistence is the source of great strength.

Fresh wounds, in later years, often make interesting scars.

Unhappiness is such a heavy burden, those who carry it, when ever possible, unload it onto those around them.

Character is the tree, reputation is the shadow.

Be yourself. Be conversational. Be engaged.

That's really what I want in a leader; I want somebody who's really, really smart.

All of the worlds problems can be solved in the garden

So I'll put on my bob marley tape And practice what I preach Get jah lost in the reggae mon As I walk along the beach

Life does not owe you anything, because life has already given you everything.

You got to constantly be in character.