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" I would always stand up for women, but I don't want women's rights and all that sort of thing. I love to have men around, and I suppose if you're a true feminist, you get on and do it yourself. I love it when someone says, 'I'll get your coat' or, 'I'll look after you', or offers you a seat on the bus. I'm thrilled to bits. I'm not a feminist. "

" I never fry a doughnut! If you want a doughnut, go and buy one once in a blue moon. It's about everything in moderation. "

Mary Berry

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" Looking back, I don't feel that I was the most brilliant mother. I was always very good at giving my children the right food, but it was one of my regrets in life that I didn't spend more time listening to them or playing with them. "

" Our aim is to get people to enjoy 'Bake Off' at home and for our bakers to enjoy what they are doing. We don't want to catch them out. It's a very happy occasion, and it's about encouraging people to bake at home. "

" I don't like tattoos because tattoos are forever. "

" I hate Gordon Ramsay's programmes: I don't know if he's been told it makes good television. "

Mary Berry

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" I think baking is very rewarding, and if you follow a good recipe, you will get success. "

" I think my father couldn't wait to get home to his wife, but I don't know if he was so keen on us children. "

" Freak diets I don't think work. It's control. "

" Lots of people have written to say 'Bake Off' has inspired them to bake with their children. I feel proud about that; it's exactly what I used to do with mine. "

" If you're feeling a little bit down, a bit of kneading helps. "

" All-in-one dishes are among my favourites. I'm very much in favour of using the oven as much as possible - for casseroles, roasts and other one-pot meals - rather than the hob, where dishes need much more attention. "

" If you are buying a larger turkey than usual, make sure it will fit in the oven. "

" We have three and a half acres, complete with duck pond and wildflower meadow and open annually by appointment as part of the National Gardens Scheme. "

" Life is all about sharing. If we are good at something, pass it on. That is the pleasure I get from teaching - whether it is television or books. We should all share. "

" The biscuit tin shouldn't be handy - move it about a bit. Try to keep it out of the way. "

" Dad thought something very fishy was going on when, at 22, I was offered a job for £1,000 a year - more than Dad paid his own staff - for inventing cheese recipes and writing leaflets at the Dutch Dairy Bureau in London. "

" I know people think I invented the Victoria sandwich, but I'm really not that old. "

" To be able to walk out the door when you come home from a job and wander into the garden to do a bit of watering gives you time to be creative in your mind. "

" I've been amazed by the success of 'The Great British Bake Off.' I've been 'rediscovered' at the age of 76. When I was asked to be a judge, I said I wanted to be myself. I didn't want to shout like some other television judges. I also said I was a very bad bread maker, so would the programme makers find someone to help on the bread scene? "

" It helps to have a happy home life to keep up alongside your career. "

" I do not like a quiche with wet, undercooked pastry underneath, and that is that. "

Mary Berry

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" My husband is not in the slightest bit domesticated, but as the years go, by he's getting better. He can make an excellent omelette. "

Mary Berry

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" I have no burning ambitions, and I can honestly say the thing I love most is 'Bake Off.' That will always come first. "

" I love a good madeira cake. Nice and simple. The most important thing is that a cake is moist. Most people overcook cakes, which dries them out. "

" I'm not great on the florals. I think you've got to wear what you're happy in and that is fun but isn't mutton dressed up as lamb. "

" I still think it's essential for a parent to cook with their children. Weighing out the ingredients and learning where the food comes from is educational, but it also helps to place meal times at the heart of family life. We never had dinner in front of the TV. "

" I'm just very grateful that the media has been so kind to me, because there's nothing unusual about me. I'm just a mum and a granny who is teaching cookery on TV. Basically, I'm very ordinary. "

" I'm very keen on the family getting together around the table because you learn so much of what's going on. With a full tummy, they begin to talk to you. People now have busy lives, but once or twice a week, it's lovely to sit all around together. "

" I was born in 1935, so I was quite young when the war started. I remember we were in Bath, and it was 1942. We went down into the cellar of our house, and when we came up, I remember seeing all the glass on the floor where all the windows had been shaken out by the bombs. "