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What accomplishment matters most to you?Originally asked
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Being able to buy my parents a house.
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Original Pirate Material.
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Managing to stay on The One Show for over a decade. In an industry that is so fickle, I am astounded I am still there.
Sam Neill
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Still being in work. And my vineyards; they’re beautiful.
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