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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.

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

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    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.

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    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.

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    Every mother and daughter should make time for a trip together. It's good for the soul.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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    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.

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    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?

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    I saw George Bush at a benefit concert actually waving at Stevie Wonder. Someone had to tell him, 'He can't see you.'

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    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.

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    I was thrilled when a designer shop assistant said I was a size smaller than Madonna!

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    Mirror, mirror on the wall, whos the dumbest of you all?

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    My accountant regularly asks to take me to lunch. I always say I can't afford it.

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    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.

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

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    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.

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    Sad old blokes, I'm told, now dream of me with a whip in hand.

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

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    The Welsh... I mean, what are they for?

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

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    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.