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Muhammad Ali. I never liked him boxing; offstage, he was an archangel.
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Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?Originally asked
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Leontyne Price gives me life. She broke racial barriers with inimitable poise, grace, and excellence, as well as unbelievable focus and vision.
Maggie O'Farrell
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Darnella Frazier, the teenager who filmed George Floyd’s murder. It took astonishing courage to stand on the pavement in front of those policemen, and we all owe her so much.
My sister. She is the most loving, positive and generous person I know.
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Bob Marley's Ride Natty Ride.
If Dave and Robert came to dine.
The possibility that my forensic accountant might not be mistaken about various people badly using me.
That so far none of my children has told me they're gay.
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