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Still being here, aged 60. If I thought I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 November 2017 source ↗
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What accomplishment matters most to you?Originally asked
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Shakin' Stevens
Welsh rock and roll singer and songwriter
Giving people enjoyment.
Victoria Pendleton
British cyclist
Apart from two Olympic gold medals, I’m proud of finishing fifth in the Foxhunter Chase at the Cheltenham Festival in 2016, having never ridden a horse 12 months earlier.
James Dyson
British inventor and businessman
Creating jobs and opportunities for thousands of people.
Joanne Froggatt
English actress
Being a decent person.
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In my first bedsit when I went to art college in Leeds. It was a hideous basement, but I loved the freedom.
Yesterday: I went to see the film God’s Own Country.
A black Mercedes 500 coupé in the mid-1980s. I thought it was one of the most beautiful things I’d seen. (I had been clubbing the night before.) And I can’t drive.
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