John Cooper Clarke: What one change would most improve the quality of your daily life?

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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

John Cooper Clarke

English poet

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

A mobile phone.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 July 2013 source ↗

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Julian Lennon English musician, photographer, and philanthropist

A partner – finding her and enjoying the rest of our lives together. Hopefully it will happen one day.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 September 2022 source ↗

An unhackable, simple-to-remember password that works for everything.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 November 2024 source ↗

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A sustainable future for all. I could finally stop worrying.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 January 2020 source ↗

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John Boyega’s vital organs. If I couldn’t have them all, then just his heart.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 February 2022 source ↗

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Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 July 2013 source ↗

Happiness is the target one only has to aim at in order to miss.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 July 2013 source ↗

Peter Hitchens: he ploughs the lonely furrow.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 July 2013 source ↗

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