Jesse Jackson
American minister, activist and politician
In college, meeting my wife and then having our first child, and marching together to bring down the walls of Jim Crow.
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The first time Emilie and I kissed.
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When my mother was alive. She passed away 14 years ago.
Jimmy Savile
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During the war - to a teenager, wartime is very exciting. And when there was no traffic, I could ride my bike about the lovely Yorkshire lanes with not a car in sight. And I'm very happy today because I'm not skint.
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Every single person and living creature on the planet is safe and well nourished.
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