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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
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Ten
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I don't despise, because no-one should live rent-free inside your head.
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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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Teachers are the worst. Just shameless about kicking off their rivals.
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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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I like one nice man because he gets three tickets for the cinema so we've got somewhere to put our coats. He passes the test. I've been quite surprised because I really didn't expect to be wined and dined, and it's quite nice.
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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 don't like the anonymity of the banking process - people now don't have a bank manager they ever meet.
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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 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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Sad old blokes, I'm told, now dream of me with a whip in hand.
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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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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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I come from a family of traders my grandmother and my mother were very good at making money.
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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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Mirror, mirror on the wall, whos the dumbest of you all?
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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 am dating, but it is hard to find someone quick enough and funny enough. I am quite demanding.
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