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My accountant regularly asks to take me to lunch. I always say I can't afford it.

Anne Robinson

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Anne Robinson
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: September 26
Autobiographer
Journalist
Television Presenter
Crosby
Merseyside
Anne Josephine Robinson
Lunch
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Always
Accountant
Accountants
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I do think your attitude towards money is an inherent part of your character.
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