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What most recently moved you to tears?

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Hayley Atwell British American actress
On stage. It was cathartic. It takes a lot for me to cry in real life.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 December 2018 source ↗
We’re not really allowed to cry where I’m from. I can only cry in summer, at the height of hay fever.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 December 2025 source ↗
James Dyson British inventor and businessman
Very recently, when a graduate at the Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology gave the most brilliant speech on behalf of the students at our first graduation.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 December 2021 source ↗

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