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Hillary Clinton – people make her responsible for what Bill did, but she’s just as innocent as I was when my husband cheated on me.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 April 2016 source ↗
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Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?Originally asked
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Nadine Gordimer
South African writer
Nelson Mandela. The epitome of courage and intelligence.
Irvine Welsh
Scottish novelist
Artists who do their own thing, without compromise: Ken Loach, Bob Dylan and James Kelman.
John Lewis
U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1987–2020; Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee 1963–1966
Barack Obama, because he believed he could be president of the United States, and he succeeded. He was kind, and he tried to set a high standard of leadership.
Gayle King
Broadcaster
Oprah Winfrey. She always does the right thing—even when no one is looking.
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