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My father, because he’s never run away from anything.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 January 2017 source ↗
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Sarah Brown
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My dad – he's the perfect gentleman.
Ronald Harwood
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Murray Perahia, because he is a great pianist, and temporarily lost the use of one hand, which prevented him from playing. His courage was beyond description.
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Mathew Varghese, an orthopaedic surgeon who runs India’s only polio ward in Delhi. He provides reconstructive surgery to help survivors walk.
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