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As someone who made a difference.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 September 2018 source ↗
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Gloria Steinem
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As someone who left the world around me a little kinder and less hierarchical.
Ivan Lendl
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As a guy who had fun.
Lionel Shriver
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As not having been tiresome.
Jennifer Hudson
American singer and actress
As a human who feels and loves just like everyone else feels and loves.
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A few nights ago I was crying in my sleep, dreaming of my dead parents.
Selling stolen mangoes to pay for a cinema ticket, aged eight.
A 1955 Jaguar XK120. It was not in very good condition and, little by little, I brought it back to its former splendour.
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