Tamara Ecclestone Quotes

I think I'm a good judge of character.

There are so many misconceptions about me, and it gets frustrating no matter how thick skinned.

Sometimes milestones are not measured by the accomplishments of society, but by those of integrity.

I know I'm never going to be as successful as my dad, but I get bored doing nothing. I couldn't go from vacation to vacation and have no motivation.

It's always harder to be the one who's left behind than the one who leaves.

I understood from an early age what being competitive means.

I do believe in happy-ever-after.

I don't stay anywhere. I visit. I observe. I leave. I don't ever stay.

You don't find happiness by being able to buy everything you want, whenever you want it.

My boyfriend thinks it's crazy that I wear a different bikini every day on holiday.

Without trust, you have nothing: trust is so important to me.

I don't need anyone to look after me financially and, while it's hard to trust that a man loves you for the right reasons, you have to take a leap of faith.

Formula One has been the backdrop of my life.

I'm not religious, so theres no church on Sunday.

At the end of the day, I'm not a bad person; I don't hurt anyone.

There's a big difference between being privileged and being spoilt. My parents always said, 'Spoilt means ruined, and you're not ruined, just incredibly fortunate.'

People don't get my sense of humour.

Before mobile phones, I used to call my parents from a phone box and reverse the charges.

As a woman, I believe you have to embrace your body, and feel beautiful both inside and out.

We all need to slow down and go to acupuncture.

When you are rich, people try to take advantage of you.

My parents are opposites who balance each other out.

My dogs are spoilt for sure. They are pampered pooches. But I love them so much! I guess all dogs need to be washed, but maybe blueberry facials aren't essential. It's quite fun, though. You want to give your children everything; I don't have children, so I want my dogs to have a good life.

My mum is Croatian, and obviously she's female and she's very emotional, very hot-blooded, very touchy-feely, whereas I think my dad's quite British.

I, for one, am ready for a lot more adventure and a lot less nothing.

I enjoy shopping and going on holiday.

I was raised to want to work for a living. The idea of just sitting around or going shopping every day appalls me.

Id rather have a fake smile than a nasty stare.

My dream job would be a lawyer. I can talk my way out of anything, and I love cross-examining people. I think I'd be a really good lawyer.

I'm the sort of person who takes a camera to dinner or a nightclub because I enjoy taking pictures of people. I tweet all my pictures, which is bad.

My hair is naturally really thin and dead straight, with no movement.

Respect earned through fear instead of deeds, was not truly respect.

Courage is ignoring your fear.

Everyone has a past, and the downside to my life is that the past gets dragged up.

My father started with nothing and is a self-made man. No matter what I do with my life, I can never match his accomplishments.

My sister would say I'm a feeder because I like cooking for people.

I'm aware people will think I've had an easy way into a dream career. My view is, if anyone has opportunities, they'll take them. My surname opens doors, but those doors will slam firmly if I'm no good.

I don't think that coming from a privileged background makes you this monster who doesn't feel things.