Una Stubbs
British actress, television personality, and dancer
Bringing up my three sons.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
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What inspires you to learn?
Attention & the world
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
Values & belief
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What problem are you still trying to solve?
Craft & work
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What are bad recommendations you hear in your profession or area of expertise?
Craft & work
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What is the biggest obstacle you have faced professionally?
Craft & work
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What would you like to be remembered for?
Death & what remains
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I still don't think I have achieved enough. I have much greater things to achieve.
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Paapa Essiedu
British actor
After losing my mum still managing to finish drama school, because that was really difficult. I lost her in the first year.
In the Pet Shop Boys song Being Boring they’ve a great line that says “I never dreamed that I would get to be the creature that I always meant to be”. And I feel I am, so that’s great.
Donny Osmond
American singer, dancer, actor, television host
Eight grandchildren, five sons and my one wife.
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As a businesswoman, I admire Indra Nooyi, because of the way she is transforming Pepsi into a 'healthy' fast food organisation
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Shweta Punj, Most Powerful Women in Business 2011, Business Today, 18 September 2011
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I really want to bring an innovative drug to the global market.
Don’t be a “me too” entrepreneur. Leaders and organizations that only follow cannot be successful over the long term.
I faced a number of credibility hurdles linked to gender, youth and the nature of my business venture.
Then, I would have made a difference to humankind. That will be the legacy I would like to leave.
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