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Other people’s suffering.
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What thought won't let you sleep?Originally asked
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Adjoa Andoh
English actress
Everything: I worry about whether the window frames need replacing, did I answer that email, how long my face is going to hold up, world peace, poverty…
Michael Kiwanuka
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If I think my family’s not safe. And if I have a good idea musically: sometimes I can’t sleep out of excitement.
Gloria Estefan
Cuban-American singer and songwriter
When I feel that I am unprepared. Before a show I always have nightmares that I go out on stage naked.
David Guetta
French DJ
My girlfriend [Cuban model Jessica Ledon].
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