Shirley Conran Inspirational Quotes (6)

You're never too old to grow up.

I would rather lie on a sofa than sweep beneath it.

Self-confidence is the most important thing, and this comes from identifying your goals, knowing your limits and roping in all the help you can get.

Conran's Law of Housework - it expands to fill the time available plus half an hour.

With color, for the price of a pot of paint, people can express their own style and individuality. But, as with style, a gift for color has to be developed by experiment. If you don't dare, you are doomed to dullness.

I make no secret of the fact that I would rather lie on a sofa than sweep beneath it. But you have to be efficient if you're going to be lazy.