"I can’t look at them or think about them without being moved to tears. There are lots of good emotions in those tears. I can’t name them all, but I feel all the feels."

"My gift has no green where green usually goes. The colorless parts of this gift speak volumes to me."

"It is important to note that, as the colors were chosen with care, there were colors not chosen with just as much, if not more, deliberate care as a way of showing her acceptance of me."

"I had written a book and I wanted to do something more in not just writing it but trying to put something in place to help people not go through the same thing I did so I had some emails out to certain organizations"

"The aftermath of my husband’s suicide starting with the night that he was found when I went to the house with the police there was just a nightmare. The first night there was just — Instead of being able to concentrate on what was happening with my husband"

"I was working at a public school and I felt like I was back in middle school again with the social environment and at the end of the year, I wasn’t asked back because they said I didn’t fit in. There was nothing wrong with my teaching. I had letters from all my parents saying that everything was fine. The other teachers just thought that I didn’t fit in. So that was when I went for a formal diagnosis."

"At that time [when we launched] (and for a while later), nothing else in my life mattered"

"I feel like I had spent so many years, or maybe my whole life, gathering insights for THE NUE CO. From going to the herbalist with my mother to learning about vitamin B12 from my grandfather, who was a chemist. I felt like I had so much to offer to the category, and in all honesty, there was no job out there that really spoke to me, so I decided to create one"

"Starting my business] just made sense at the time"

"We always rely on data and science to kick off any sort of new product development. We look to ingredients as close to the food source as possible to deliver a nutrient or a vitamin, whilst focusing on absorption in its format"

"We set out with a very simple aim, to change the way people feel about supplements."

"My journey began when I first developed IBS whilst in my early 20s. I spent a lot of my time (and money), trying different natural and pharmaceutical products to deal with my symptoms, which only made me feel worse. I couldn't find products that worked for me, or more importantly, that I wanted to take - that was really where the seed of The Nue Co. came from."

"I truly believe that it’s through a holistic approach that we can drive real change and also support in educating our customers about the interconnected ecosystem making up their health."

"Sustainability is woven into everything we do as a business, from product development to supplier sourcing and auditing, packaging choices and giving, to operations and logistics."

"And I thought, oh, wouldn’t it be amazing, if you could combine the impulse and the marketing of what was new, and allow the consumer to just click and magically receive something on their doorstep?"

"The consumer wanted something new, but the stores were selling something old."

"If you could see three disparate indications of something new, and it didn’t matter if you saw it at a dinner party or on a bus, but if you saw three things that all pointed in one direction, you had a trend."

"I came up with the name Imaginary when I left Net-A-Porter and I needed an email address, so I thought I’d better set up an LLC, though I didn’t know what it would be"

"We are seeing businesses in areas where consumers have previously been ignored, such as inclusive sizing"

"I just never wavered in my belief,” she says. At the start, she adds: “I was a journalist. I had no business experience. But I did have innate people skills.” Her 15 years at Net-A-Porter, she says, “were my MBA. Very early on I realised that nobody was approaching the opportunity to serve consumers remotely and digitally in the way we were"

"That was defining, I think. I have always felt like a citizen of the world, with a keen sense of what unites us. Had I never moved as a child, maybe I may not have been as entrepreneurial"

"As long as I can remember I have always been thinking about magic in life and how things can be transformed."

"We were taught not to show up unless we had three new trends, so I learned quickly to observe what was going on and to recognise patterns"

"We are precluded from investing directly in the front line; it’s built into our governance. The reason for this is twofold."

"Display bans don’t make a difference; bigger warnings on packs don’t make a difference"

"I’m hoping it is, but it’s too early to call. It’s the only sign I’ve got at the moment"

"It is just a fantastic relaxation and it’s good for the core and voice projection"

"I don’t like to think we’re a commodity.” Speaking in a television interview with Bloomberg TV, she added: “It’s not a quick thing to sort."

"I am not someone who supports quotas because quotas are around the demand side of the equation and you need to look at the supply side. And quick fixes on the supply side are not necessarily quality fixes."

"There should be more freedom of choice. People should be free to decide whether to go to a smoking establishment or a non-smoking environment."

"People talk about glass ceilings but it is not something I have particularly experienced – but that is only my experience."

"Trying to force a percentage of woman on boards – I'm completely against all that."

"There's been a huge change for women in senior positions. Some of this has been about signing up to things like the 30% Club, where a lot of boards have agreed to commit to having a third of their directors as females."

""It's only by sharing your own experiences that other people can get a glimpse into what it's like for people who are different to you.”"

""If you want to be a creative, innovative, successful business, you embrace diverse talent, and you create an inclusive environment. It's the only way to be successful in the long term. Not one part of the community can do this on their own; it can only be done together.”"

"If you have to pretend to be someone you aren’t for too long, it will poison you from inside."

"Find somewhere to work where the culture, values and behaviours align with your own."

"I know it’s impacted people’s decisions about inviting me and my partner to events and it has made me feel uncomfortable meeting politicians representing countries where homosexuality is illegal."

"I chose to come out as bisexual just prior to starting at Lloyd’s of London so I know how it feels to be different. I am glad I have been honest because it had begun to feel like I was lying to the people around me."

"“Although it’s easier than it used to be for people to come out as LGBTQ+ at work, it’s still hard.”"

"“Believe in your own ability – I was so under confident that I even said ‘no’ to the first promotion I was offered.”"

"“The PIE model is one that I totally buy into. It stands for Performance, Image and Exposure. These are the three elements that are essential for your career development.""

"“The golden rule is to keep communicating – 1. Communicate the business case; 2. Communicate it’s the right thing to do; 3. Communicate that you mean it.""

""I got a lot of my strength and support not only from my family but also from women’s networks – a source of inspirational energy to keep going.”"

"I have taken on several CEO roles in my life and some organisations have required a turnaround or a huge transformation. To have people focus on your leadership skills, your experience and the great things you have achieved, rather than the way you look or a small mistake you have made, would have made it much easier."