Anne Robinson Quotes

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

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  Unhappy, Miserable, Rich

  "Anne Robinson: 'I was paid £300 a week for Points of View, now I'm worth £30m'". Interview with Roz Lewis, www.telegraph.co.uk. December 20, 2015.

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• I don't despise, because no-one should live rent-free inside your head.

  Anne Robinson

  Self Improvement, Improvement, Should

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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.

  Anne Robinson

  Mother, Thinking, Business Deals

  "Anne Robinson: 'I was paid £300 a week for Points of View, now I'm worth £30m'". Interview with Roz Lewis, www.telegraph.co.uk. December 20, 2015.

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• I am dating, but it is hard to find someone quick enough and funny enough. I am quite demanding.

  Anne Robinson

  Dating, Enough, Hard

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• We mothers of grown-up daughters tend to view them with a mixture of love, exasperation, irritation and awe.

  Anne Robinson

  Daughter, Mother, Irritation

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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.

  Anne Robinson

  Nice, Men, Three

  "Anne Robinson: My husband was the weakest link... but now I'm looking for a new man". Interview with Rebecca Hardy, www.dailymail.co.uk. August 29, 2009.

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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

  Decision, Shy, Best Business

  "Anne Robinson: 'I was paid £300 a week for Points of View, now I'm worth £30m'". Interview with Roz Lewis, www.telegraph.co.uk. December 20, 2015.

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• I come from a family of traders; my grandmother and my mother were very good at making money.

  Anne Robinson

  Mother, Making Money, Traders

  "Anne Robinson: 'I was paid £300 a week for Points of View, now I'm worth £30m'". Interview with Roz Lewis, www.telegraph.co.uk. December 20, 2015.

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

  Anne Robinson

  Lunch, Take Me, Accountants

  "Anne Robinson: 'I was paid £300 a week for Points of View, now I'm worth £30m'". Interview with Roz Lewis, www.telegraph.co.uk. December 20, 2015.

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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.

  Anne Robinson

  Cities, Balance, Gone

  "Anne Robinson: 'I was paid £300 a week for Points of View, now I'm worth £30m'". Interview with Roz Lewis, www.telegraph.co.uk. December 20, 2015.

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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.'

  Anne Robinson

  Benefits, Saws, Wonder

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• Mirror, mirror on the wall, whos the dumbest of you all?

  Anne Robinson

  Wall, Mirrors, Mirror Mirror On The Wall

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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.

  Anne Robinson

  Mother, Clothes, Looks

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• In 2001 Steve Staunton became the record cap holder for which country? Brazil.

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  Soccer, Country, Football

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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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  Couple, Together, Glue

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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.

  Anne Robinson

  Summer, Believe, Years

  "Anne Robinson: after our Sri Lanka trip, will my daughter still speak to me?" by Anne Robinson and Emma Wilson, www.theguardian.com. January 26, 2013.

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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.

  Anne Robinson

  Mother, Jobs, Home

  "Anne Robinson: 'I was paid £300 a week for Points of View, now I'm worth £30m'". Interview with Roz Lewis, www.telegraph.co.uk. December 20, 2015.

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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.

  Anne Robinson

  Taken, Home, Risk

  "Anne Robinson: 'I was paid £300 a week for Points of View, now I'm worth £30m'". Interview with Roz Lewis, www.telegraph.co.uk. December 20, 2015.

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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.

  Anne Robinson

  Running, Simple, Want

  "Anne Robinson: 'I was paid £300 a week for Points of View, now I'm worth £30m'". Interview with Roz Lewis, www.telegraph.co.uk. December 20, 2015.

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• Teachers are the worst. Just shameless about kicking off their rivals.

  Anne Robinson

  Teacher, Kicking, Rivals

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• I do think your attitude towards money is an inherent part of your character.

  Anne Robinson

  Attitude, Character, Thinking

  "Anne Robinson: 'I was paid £300 a week for Points of View, now I'm worth £30m'". Interview with Roz Lewis, www.telegraph.co.uk. December 20, 2015.

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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.

  Anne Robinson

  People, Banking, Process

  Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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• Every mother and daughter should make time for a trip together. It's good for the soul.

  Anne Robinson

  Mother, Daughter, Soul

  "Anne Robinson: after our Sri Lanka trip, will my daughter still speak to me?" by Anne Robinson, Emma Wilson, www.theguardian.com. January 26, 2013.

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• The Welsh... I mean, what are they for?

  Anne Robinson

  Mean, America, World

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• I eventually got a job with a television company, started to see how exciting journalism could be as a career, and decided that was what I wanted to do.

  Anne Robinson

  Jobs, Careers, Television

  "Anne Robinson: 'I was paid £300 a week for Points of View, now I'm worth £30m'". Interview with Roz Lewis, www.telegraph.co.uk. December 20, 2015.

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