Jo Nesbø
Norwegian writer and musician
I wanted to play for Tottenham.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Not a child, which was short-sighted of me.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 March 2024 source ↗
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Mellody Hobson
Co-chief executive and president of Ariel Investments
And all the while I was growing up, of course, there were just constant conversations about money and money being tight and how are we going to make ends meet and sometimes not having enough money. And it really just made me committed to living a life with much more financial security.
Björn Ulvaeus
Swedish musician
Successful like my two uncles, who were paper industry magnates.
James Dyson
British inventor and businessman
I had no idea whatsoever, and nor did anyone else. I thought I’d go to art school and see whether I liked it – and of course I did, and stayed.
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View profile →Bicycle courier: it was literally dicing with death on a minute-to-minute basis for 12 hours a day. It was terrifying and exhausting.
About five years ago, a half-tonne tree branch fell and missed me by three feet.
An understanding that kindness is the answer.
Not very concise.
Your heart walking around outside your body.
I am in a public profession, so take your pick. It’s all embarrassing.
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