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Being rich and miserable has got to be better than poor and unhappy.

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Anne Robinson
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: September 26
Autobiographer
Journalist
Television Presenter
Crosby
Merseyside
Anne Josephine Robinson
Unhappy
Rich
Poor
Better
Miserable

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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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In an ideal world, I'd be able to do my shows in my pajamas. Luckily I've got one of the best stylists in the business, Rebecca Allen - she knows what looks good on camera and gives it a sexy kick.
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I don't despise, because no-one should live rent-free inside your head.
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I've had a lot of dates, but I don't think there's been anyone that special or important.
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The Welsh... I mean, what are they for?
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I'm not going to marry a third time. It is just not necessary.
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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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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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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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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 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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We mothers of grown-up daughters tend to view them with a mixture of love, exasperation, irritation and awe.
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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 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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I was thrilled when a designer shop assistant said I was a size smaller than Madonna!
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I do have a rule that very few meetings are worth more than ten minutes.
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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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Growing up in a business-orientated family meant that I naturally learnt the tricks of the trade.
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Sad old blokes, I'm told, now dream of me with a whip in hand.
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