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Sad old blokes, I'm told, now dream of me with a whip in hand.

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Anne Robinson
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: September 26
Autobiographer
Journalist
Television Presenter
Crosby
Merseyside
Anne Josephine Robinson
Blokes
Whip
Whips
Told
Hand
Hands
Dream

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I do think your attitude towards money is an inherent part of your character.
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I've had a lot of dates, but I don't think there's been anyone that special or important.
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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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My best business decision is always to have been unembarrassed about negotiating a decent deal. Not being coy or shy about money is second nature to me.
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I have been asked to lend people money - I now only ever give whatever amount is comfortable without thinking it will come back, otherwise when you see that person wearing a new coat or going on holiday you think but yes, where is my money?
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Teachers are the worst. Just shameless about kicking off their rivals.
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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 come from a family of traders my grandmother and my mother were very good at making money.
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We mothers of grown-up daughters tend to view them with a mixture of love, exasperation, irritation and awe.
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I adore clothes - they're my weakest link! My mother was the same, and she taught me always to look polished.
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In 2001 Steve Staunton became the record cap holder for which country? Brazil.
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Being rich and miserable has got to be better than poor and unhappy.
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I don't despise, because no-one should live rent-free inside your head.
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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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When I was about 17, I had a row with my mother and left home for six months, renting a flat and working as a waitress for a while. I learnt you could double your earnings if you gave good, cheerful service. It taught me that in any job you can improve your lot.
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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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I like to look put together without trying too hard. I don't want to look as if God's made another rainbow - I prefer muted, autumnal colours, like most fading redheads.
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I was thrilled when a designer shop assistant said I was a size smaller than Madonna!
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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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Growing up in a business-orientated family meant that I naturally learnt the tricks of the trade.
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