Carrie Fisher
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David Spade’s assistant.
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The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.
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Barack Obama—just the balls to think he could be president is gangster. People forget that, when he first announced he was running, most black people were for Hillary Clinton. The only person that was laughed at more for a crazy idea was Noah.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, January 2016 source ↗
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Clare Balding
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AP McCoy, the 15 times champion jump jockey. I am constantly in awe of his dedication to his sport.
My niece, Petra Janney, who got her pilot’s license to rescue animals from rural kill shelters and have them placed with different pet adoption agencies.
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View profile →I hate rich people that feel a need to tell you how hard they had it (“We had the smallest pool on the block”). And I hate poor people that feel a need to puff up their bios so they can better fit in with the rich—you meet a lot of Talented Mr. Ripleys in showbiz.
August 16, 1985. My dad took me and my brothers Andre and Tony to see the Fresh Fest at the Nassau Coliseum, on Long Island. We saw Whodini, the Fat Boys, and Grandmaster Flash. Greatest day of my life. The births of my children were big days, too, but billions of people have children—only 15,000 people saw that show.
I have a child-like fear of being late. I’m a grown man, and I’m scared I’m going to the principal’s office.
Just a lazy day roaming New York with my daughters—La Esquina for lunch and Mister Softee for dessert.
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