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Getting all four kids to school in the morning.
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What do you consider your greatest achievement?Originally asked
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Fatima Bhutto
Pakistani writer
Chekhov said, any idiot can weather a crisis, it’s the day-to-day living that wears you out. I think the same is true for great achievements. It’s not a big thing, but one ought to feel proud about the small moments in which you might have helped, cared for, or done something good for others.
Paul Heaton
British musician
Making songs that are more famous than me.
Having three great daughters, having been on the radio for nearly 50 years and not being dead.
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My singing career.
I wanted to race cars.
Last year. I was with my wife and all my kids in northern California, driving an RV. I remember thinking that life couldn’t possibly get any better.
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