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Still being married to Annabel.
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What accomplishment matters most to you?Originally asked
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John Lewis
U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1987–2020; Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee 1963–1966
Participating in a transformative movement that advocated human dignity and changed America forever.
Bozoma Saint John
Marketing executive; former chief marketing officer of Netflix
My daughter. She’s awesome and it’s because I’m awesome. Lol.
Being married for 17 years and having two amazing children.
Learning to get back up.
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To my 17-year-old daughter Isabella, whom I described in an interview last year as "keen on maths".
Selling low-grade cookery books in west London office buildings.
The character of Frasier Crane – he's given me hours of laughter and an appreciation of the finer things in life.
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