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Anne Robinson Quotes

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

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

"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.

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: 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.

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: '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.

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

"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.

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

"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.

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: '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.

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

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: '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.

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: '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.

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: '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.