Top 35 Anne Robinson Quotes (2024 Update)

1. “Every mother and daughter should make time for a trip together. It’s good for the soul.”

— Anne Robinson

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

— Anne Robinson

3. “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

4. “I do think your attitude towards money is an inherent part of your character.”

— Anne Robinson

5. “Teachers are the worst. Just shameless about kicking off their rivals.”

— Anne Robinson

6. “I don’t despise, because no-one should live rent-free inside your head.”

— Anne Robinson

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

— Anne Robinson

8. “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

9. “Sad old blokes, I’m told, now dream of me with a whip in hand.”

— Anne Robinson

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

— Anne Robinson

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

— Anne Robinson

12. “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.”

— Anne Robinson

13. “I adore clothes – they’re my weakest link! My mother was the same, and she taught me always to look polished.”

— Anne Robinson

14. “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

15. “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

16. “My favourite designers are Alexander McQueen, YSL, Eskandar, Donna Karan and Lanvin.”

— Anne Robinson

17. “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

18. “I’m not going to marry a third time. It is just not necessary.”

— Anne Robinson

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

— Anne Robinson

20. “My accountant regularly asks to take me to lunch. I always say I can’t afford it.”

— Anne Robinson

21. “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

22. “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

23. “I’ve had a lot of dates, but I don’t think there’s been anyone that special or important.”

— Anne Robinson

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

— Anne Robinson

25. “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

26. “I like to look put together without trying too hard. I don’t want to look as if God’s made another rainbow – I prefer muted, autumnal colours, like most fading redheads.”

— Anne Robinson

27. “I don’t like the anonymity of the banking process – people now don’t have a bank manager they ever meet.”

— Anne Robinson

28. “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

29. “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

30. “I was thrilled when a designer shop assistant said I was a size smaller than Madonna!”

— Anne Robinson

31. “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.”

— Anne Robinson

32. “In 2001 Steve Staunton became the record cap holder for which country? Brazil.”

— Anne Robinson

33. “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

34. “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.”

— Anne Robinson

35. “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