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The Queen. Her like has not been seen before and I doubt it will ever be again.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 September 2018 source ↗
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Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?Originally asked
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View all 407 →Martin Sheen, simply the kindest and most fun-loving person and serious activist I’ve ever known. If Jesus was alive today he’d point to Martin Sheen and say, “That’s what I was talking about.”
My niece, Petra Janney, who got her pilot’s license to rescue animals from rural kill shelters and have them placed with different pet adoption agencies.
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My wife. She is the most beautiful person I know in every way and has an endless energy for other people that a vinegary old misanthrope like myself can only marvel at.
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Among others, Mikhail Gorbachev for leadership that enabled the peaceful transition from communism in eastern Europe.
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I wish I could say sorry to my husband, because I couldn’t save him from his dementia.
Two days ago, at a family wedding, remembering Richard, my cousin. He was 11 months younger than me and we were brought up like brother and sister for the first four years of our lives. He died of a brain tumour when he was 55.
One of my favourite songs is Being Alive, from Company by Stephen Sondheim, but it would hardly be appropriate.
In the minutes, hours, days and weeks after having my children. I was 42 and 45. There’s nothing like new life.
Not having four children.
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