Anne Robinson Quotations

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

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

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.

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

I don't like the anonymity of the banking process - people now don't have a bank manager they ever meet.

Balance sheets bore me. I suspect if figures had excited me I would have gone into the city and now be a lot wealthier.

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.

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.

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.

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.