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

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

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

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.

In her memoir, Anne Robinson recounts the wake-up call which motivated her to stop drinking. Leaving her eight-year-old daughter alone in their car while she went to buy liquor, she returned to find her daughter with tears running down her cheeks. The guilt and horror Ms. Robinson felt at this sight jolted her into sobriety.

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

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