Latest Anne Robinson Quotes from Interviews

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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.

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

  Anne Robinson

  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.

• I'd make banks more accountable. I think they should separate totally the personal banking arm with whatever else they are playing around with.

  Anne Robinson

  Thinking, Banking, Arms

  "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 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

• 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.

  Anne Robinson

  Long, Saving, Stuff

  "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

  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.

• I do have a rule that very few meetings are worth more than ten minutes.

  Anne Robinson

  Minutes, Meetings, Ten

  "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 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?

  Anne Robinson

  Holiday, Thinking, People

  "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 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.

• Growing up in a business-orientated family meant that I naturally learnt the tricks of the trade.

  Anne Robinson

  Growing Up, Growing, Tricks

  "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 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.