Eleanor Tomlinson
English actress
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Pete Rozelle
Commissioner of the National Football League, 1960–1989
Because everyone has to have an outlet. Otherwise you can get so involved in your job, or any one thing, that you’re not a very well-balanced person, and you’re not happy either, normally. I think it’s very important to take up an avocation. Sports — that was mine. But gosh, it could be music. It could be any number of things that can help give you that escape from your job or your family problems.
Alan Titchmarsh
Gardener and broadcaster
I wish I could ban noise. Mobile phones. Aircraft. We should take our time. Why is everyone rushing?
Finding a partner.
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My mother. I am always fascinated by her, and I get schooled every time I’m around her.
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