I was always a watcher.
The Guardian, The Guardian, 27 December 2013 source ↗
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What do you value most in your friends?Originally asked
Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire
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Kurt Vonnegut
Novelist and essayist
What makes life worth living are the saints I meet-they can be long-time friends or someone I meet on a street. They find a way to behave decently in an indecent society.
Honesty, trustworthiness, and a deep understanding of emotions.
Forbearance with my chronic tardiness.
Tom Kerridge
Chef and restaurateur
With friends, it’s good to know where you stand. I’ve surrounded myself with people who are very open. Lots of the blokes I know are very emotional: we have honest conversations.
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View profile →I’d like a manoeuvre called after me, in the way Heimlich has.
I always feel stand-up is a great outlet for people who don’t have any discernible talent in music or sport or sculpture or whatever. It’s a great medium for chancers.
The day I had to stop playing football five years ago. I realised I couldn’t hack it any more.
Lack of self-doubt.
People laughing at me, which is terrible for someone who makes a living out of making people laugh.
I have become progressively happier as I’ve got older. It’s to do with not striving as much.
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