“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.” IfsHomeJobsMotherLeftTaughtMonthsSixFlatsEarningCheerfulSix MonthsWaitressGood Cheer Author:Anne Robinson
“Balance sheets bore me. I suspect if figures had excited me I would have gone into the city and now be a lot wealthier.” IfsCitiesGoneFiguresBalanceExcitedSuspectsBoresSheetsBalance Sheets Author:Anne Robinson
“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.” IfsNeedsHappensTogetherBitsCoupleBusyBrokeSuspectsTubesGlueToothpaste Author:Anne Robinson
“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.” IfsWantTryingLooksMadeHardTogetherColourRainbowFadingTrying Too Hard Author:Anne Robinson