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I do have a rule that very few meetings are worth more than ten minutes.

Anne Robinson

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Anne Robinson
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: September 26
Autobiographer
Journalist
Television Presenter
Crosby
Merseyside
Anne Josephine Robinson
Meetings
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Rule
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Property is my major investment. My accountant has put money into various long-term savings arrangements. To be honest, I am a bit vague about all that stuff.
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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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I do think your attitude towards money is an inherent part of your character.
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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 don't like the anonymity of the banking process - people now don't have a bank manager they ever meet.
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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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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 don't despise, because no-one should live rent-free inside your head.
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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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Every couple needs glue to stay together. Like all marriages, I suspect, if you're busy you don't see it coming until you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube. It's a bit like going broke. It happens slowly and then very quickly.
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Being rich and miserable has got to be better than poor and unhappy.
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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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We mothers of grown-up daughters tend to view them with a mixture of love, exasperation, irritation and awe.
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The Welsh... I mean, what are they for?
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Sad old blokes, I'm told, now dream of me with a whip in hand.
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Mirror, mirror on the wall, whos the dumbest of you all?
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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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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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