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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.

Anne Robinson

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Anne Robinson
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: September 26
Autobiographer
Journalist
Television Presenter
Crosby
Merseyside
Anne Josephine Robinson
Second
Deals
Decision
Business
Unembarrassed
Money
Negotiating
Nature
Shy
Best
Decent
Always
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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 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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Growing up in a business-orientated family meant that I naturally learnt the tricks of the trade.
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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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I do have a rule that very few meetings are worth more than ten minutes.
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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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Being rich and miserable has got to be better than poor and unhappy.
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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'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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Mirror, mirror on the wall, whos the dumbest of you all?
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I don't despise, because no-one should live rent-free inside your head.
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Sad old blokes, I'm told, now dream of me with a whip in hand.
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My accountant regularly asks to take me to lunch. I always say I can't afford it.
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