An air traffic controller.
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The prime minister.
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Mario Molina
Atmospheric chemist; Nobel laureate in Chemistry, 1995
For me, it was just a thrill. I just remember thinking at that time, this is the sort of thing I would like to do, if I could. I did not come from a family of scientists. My father was a lawyer, my older brother was a lawyer.
Not a child, which was short-sighted of me.
Gareth Bale
Welsh footballer
I just wanted to fulfil my potential.
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In the car with my kids, singing Purple Rain.
Harriet Harman. I know how hard it is to do what she’s doing.
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