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When Molde won the Norwegian premier league in 2011, the year the club was 100 years old.
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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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Rob Delaney
American comedian and actor
Probably last night, when I went into my sons’ bedroom and kissed them on their smelly heads.
Vanessa Redgrave
British actress and activist
Is all happiness in the past? Well, the births of three children. And playing with children and grandchildren.
James Bay
English singer-songwriter and guitarist
When I started getting to grips with playing the guitar, aged 11.
Tim Minchin
Australian musician, writer, actor and comedian
Maybe when my wife Sarah and I were walking back to our hotel in Covent Garden, London, through the snow after the Olivier awards when Matilda won all the stuff. Hold on, I’m meant to say the birth of my children, aren’t I?
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Exultation, fear, quiet comfort and even hate.
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