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Playing football in the school playground at lunchtime.
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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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At the end of each day when I sit with my son and he's tired and I get to cuddle him. Otherwise, it's impossible. Ninjas and dragon hunters don't sit still that often.
Harry Redknapp
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When I met [my wife] Sandra. I was coming up 17. We met at the Two Puddings, a dance hall in Stratford.
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I am always happiest when I am making my art.
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When I received my scholarship to art school in 1945.
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