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David Kinjah, my old coach and mentor in Kenya.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 June 2014 source ↗
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Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?Originally asked
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My wife, Daniela. She is the bringer of joy and clarity, and she is very beautiful.
Alan Bates, Lord Arbuthnot and Nick Wallis for exposing the Post Office and Fujitsu and, let’s hope, for ensuring everyone is properly compensated.
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Catherine Corless, who spent her own money to secure birth certificates for the unrecorded dead children of the Tuam mother and baby home.
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Scatterlings Of Africa, by Johnny Clegg.
Being able to eat chocolate without gaining weight.
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