Kim Gordon
American musician and artist
Having a massage every week.
What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
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What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
Time & hindsight
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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What is the worst job you have done?
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If war stopped.
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Ann Dowd
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Leading with joy.
Rylan Clark-Neal
English media personality
Anonymity. I am not being ungrateful, and I love meeting people, but being six foot four, with big teeth and a beard – there’s no hiding.
Fran Healy
Scottish musician
I wish I could worry less.
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View profile →My wedding. It was at Skibo Castle long before Madonna or any of those people went there.
To stand up tall and aim for what you want.
To John, a really close friend who died last year. I'd love to see him one more time and say, 'Look, I'm sorry I wasn't around enough during your life.'
I'd have concentrated a bit more at school and maybe gone to university rather than drama school.
I'm a great admirer of Tony Benn -he's one of the few politicians who speaks his mind.
The worst was as a butcher, aged 17.
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