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“Oh, he’s all about money.” I’ve never charged anyone in all the years I’ve been doing one-to-one work. That’s my gift to the world.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 January 2023 source ↗
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What is the harshest thing anyone has said to you?Originally asked
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Melanie Blatt
English singer
“Your career will be over if you have the baby.”To whom would you most like to say sorry, and why? My parents, for my teenage years. I tried to run away when I was 15. We lived in a fishing village in France and, with my boyfriend, I headed to Spain to sell arts and crafts on the beach. Mum came and took me home.
“You’re a narcissist!” From someone who was a narcissist himself.
Hasn’t happened yet, it’s coming.
Clive Myrie
British journalist, newsreader, and presenter
The usual racist shit.
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The most intensive and beautiful golden sunlight. It’s the strongest force in the universe.
I was in Kensington Gardens and this couple stopped me and said: “Hey, could we get a picture? I said: “Sure.” I put my arms around their shoulders, and they looked at me and said: “No, can you take a picture of us?”
People mistaking my kindness for weakness and stealing from me.
My wife dying. I wouldn’t know how to go on.
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