Hilary Devey Quotes

102 Hilary Devey Quotes

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My mum showed me a lot of love, I care very much about people, she taught me to give back. I want to leave a mark. I don’t want to be a miserable millionaire living in a palatial mansion.
Hilary Devey

[In 2009] I’ve never had a day off work or been ill in my life – the odd cold is about as serious as it gets for me…
Hilary Devey

Cosmetic surgery has become such a mainstream operation… I didn’t appreciate that it’s major surgery.
Hilary Devey

[On cosmetic surgery] I treated it as a minor inconvenience and, as a result, I almost died.
Hilary Devey

I thought I’d just pop into hospital, come out a few days later and be back to normal.
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[In 2009] All women want to feel and look the best they can, and I am no exception.
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I should have looked after myself better, made real efforts to stop smoking and not been so casual about it.
Hilary Devey

[In 2012] I’ve learned to take compassion out of business decisions and then put compassion back in once I’ve made them.
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I don’t believe you have to be ruthless to get to the top.
Hilary Devey

If you have to deliver bad news, then I’m sorry then you’ve got to deliver bad news.
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Money certainly has not brought me happiness at all.
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When you think about it everything is on loan to us, we’re here for a given period of time. I believe in putting as much back as I possibly can.
Hilary Devey

I was so focussed…
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I think that’s in my makeup to think that tomorrow’s another day.
Hilary Devey

[On her business Pall-Ex] It’s a very simple concept and simple business model.
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I had the idea of getting hauliers to collaborate and work together as a haulier’s network. What concerned me was the amount of empty running miles on motorways… If I could fill those vehicles what a metamorphosis this would be to the road haulage industry.
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You make my foot itch….
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My childhood was incredibly nomadic…
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Life changed for ever… when I was seven. It was May 1964…
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My mistakes have made me who I am.
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Be true to yourself, be true to your business. Don’t chase the money, it runs away.
Hilary Devey

I fell into logistics…
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