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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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Anne Robinson
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: September 26
Autobiographer
Journalist
Television Presenter
Crosby
Merseyside
Anne Josephine Robinson
Grandmother
Family
Making
Mother
Money
Come
Good
Traders

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I was thrilled when a designer shop assistant said I was a size smaller than Madonna!
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I do have a rule that very few meetings are worth more than ten minutes.
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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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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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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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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 do think your attitude towards money is an inherent part of your character.
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My favourite designers are Alexander McQueen, YSL, Eskandar, Donna Karan and Lanvin.
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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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Teachers are the worst. Just shameless about kicking off their rivals.
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Sad old blokes, I'm told, now dream of me with a whip in hand.
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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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