Tommy Hilfiger
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At the birth of each of my children.
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When each of my three children was born.
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Shirley MacLaine
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Watching my two baby dogs play. They are rat terriers, rescue dogs.
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At work, my happiest moments are between “action” and “cut”. I am also very happy when justice is done, and when camping.
When I realised that I could get myself through anything that came my way.
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View profile →As a man who tried to respect everyone, treating them with a smile and with due regard, despite the limitations of being human.
The many nuns and priests who often work in the shadows, dedicating their lives to the service of others.
My father, with whom I had a complex relationship: often, when I was young, his desire to protect me clashed with the stubbornness of my choices.
I fear the arrogance we are all at risk of, the pride that pushes us to put “I” in place of “God”. More prosaically, I fear physical pain because it risks stripping us of our dignity.
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Lack of humility, the absence of goodness.
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