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In her memoir, Anne Robinson recounts the wake-up call which motivated her to stop drinking. Leaving her eight-year-old daughter alone in their car while she went to buy liquor, she returned to find her daughter with tears running down her cheeks. The guilt and horror Ms. Robinson felt at this sight jolted her into sobriety.

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Anne Robinson
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: September 26
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Television Presenter
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Anne Josephine Robinson
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I think that in a family some are workers some are not. I certainly saw my mother work very hard and be in charge and never show any kind of fear about business deals. Her golden rule was you should never be embarrassed talking about money and asking for what you deserved. I take the same view.
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The Welsh... I mean, what are they for?
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Believe me, I've done my time travelling the world in cramped conditions and carrying my own luggage. Now my leisure is summers in the south of France or the Hamptons, walking in Connemara, and year-round shopping in Manhattan and Paris.
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Mirror, mirror on the wall, whos the dumbest of you all?
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Balance sheets bore me. I suspect if figures had excited me I would have gone into the city and now be a lot wealthier.
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I eventually got a job with a television company, started to see how exciting journalism could be as a career, and decided that was what I wanted to do.
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Being rich and miserable has got to be better than poor and unhappy.
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I come from a family of traders my grandmother and my mother were very good at making money.
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Every mother and daughter should make time for a trip together. It's good for the soul.
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I've always taken risks and bought property well. As journalism wasn't particularly well paid, buying homes and selling them for profit improved my income.
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I never wanted to run a production company. I didn't want to convert my life into running a business.... so I always resisted it and kept things simple.
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I saw George Bush at a benefit concert actually waving at Stevie Wonder. Someone had to tell him, 'He can't see you.'
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I'd make banks more accountable. I think they should separate totally the personal banking arm with whatever else they are playing around with.
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I have never, for a single moment, been aware of pressure from anyone in television about how I dress, what my shape is or how I speak. I've always written my own scripts. I've always been the first to point out that I need to be fit. I need to look good.
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I am dating, but it is hard to find someone quick enough and funny enough. I am quite demanding.
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I do have a rule that very few meetings are worth more than ten minutes.
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I do think your attitude towards money is an inherent part of your character.
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I like one nice man because he gets three tickets for the cinema so we've got somewhere to put our coats. He passes the test. I've been quite surprised because I really didn't expect to be wined and dined, and it's quite nice.
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In 2001 Steve Staunton became the record cap holder for which country? Brazil.
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In an ideal world, I'd be able to do my shows in my pajamas. Luckily I've got one of the best stylists in the business, Rebecca Allen - she knows what looks good on camera and gives it a sexy kick.
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