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'm not going to marry a third time. It is just not necessary.

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 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.

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.

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