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I can dodge the bullets – I’m lucky.
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Desmond Tutu
Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town; chair of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission; Nobel Peace Prize, 1984
And actually now having had the advantage of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and being able to look at some of the records of what the apartheid government was doing, the thing that is surprising to me is why so many of us survived. I mean, how is it that they did not assassinate more of us?
Sarah Millican
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My sister saved me from drowning. I shouted at her because she pulled me out of the pool and hurt my arm.
John Waters
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Just thinking about unsafe sex.
Martin Kemp
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In 1995, I discovered I had two brain tumours. The process of having them removed went on for about three years. It was a long and drawn-out time, wondering whether or not I was going to die.
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Paintings and guitars. I have Picasso prints and one Rembrandt etching.
Right now is a pretty good time in my life. I am existing on three-monthly check-ups, but, yeah, I am very grateful.
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