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Barack Obama – just for the simple fact he took the shot and went all the way to president.
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Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?Originally asked
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Martin Sheen, simply the kindest and most fun-loving person and serious activist I’ve ever known. If Jesus was alive today he’d point to Martin Sheen and say, “That’s what I was talking about.”
It will be the one or two or three senior Republican leaders who take a public and forceful stand against the ugly lunacy of the Trump administration.
Mel Giedroyc
British actress and comedian
Probably my husband. In a world of bullshitters, he steers a tremendously honest course.
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The transition from streetlife to the legitimate world.
My kids, for not being around much.
To be born independently wealthy.
Flashlight by Parliament.
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