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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
Deal

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