Cynthia Nixon
American actress and politician
My children, and my sanity. For a child actor, I think it’s noteworthy.
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Winning the first Green seat in parliament – although that’s cheating, really, as it was very much a collective achievement by the whole party.
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Kathy Lette
Australian-British author
Raising two children. If you can get your kids to adulthood and they’re not voting Tory, doing drugs or collecting Nazi memorabilia, then you deserve a medal.
Marc Almond
English singer
Still being here, aged 60. If I thought I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself.
Bryan Adams
Canadian singer-songwriter and musician
Paying my rent and being able to support my family from making music.
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I very often set my heart on things – and if they don’t happen, I’m not great at dealing with disappointment.
A holiday job as a chambermaid at the Scratchwood Travelodge on the M1. The state some people leave their rooms in was a revelation.
For making a difference.
Following the Zen proverb: you should sit and meditate for 20 minutes; if you’re too busy, then you should sit and meditate for an hour.
Today’s children and young people – we’ve let them down by not doing more to prevent the nature and climate crisis, and left them such a huge responsibility.
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