Optimistic, creative, resilient.
How would you describe yourself in three words?
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When was the last time you changed your mind about something?
Change of mind
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What would you like to leave your children?
Death & what remains
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How close have you come to death?
Death & what remains
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Daily life
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
Money & investment
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What would you like to be remembered for?
Death & what remains
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Quiet, sharp, clumsy.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 April 2025 source ↗
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Kind, loyal and (slightly) mad.
Fun, fab and fearless.
More from Milton Jones
View profile →Oh, most days. I can watch a political programme and think, “That sounds a really good point.” Then someone will argue the opposite and I’ll think, “Yeah, he’s got a point as well.” I am constantly sitting on a fence.
A book of passwords for all the electrical stuff in the house.
Being offered a lift by James Acaster.
Healthier food from motorway service stations – I am always going through them late at night and it’s all rubbish.
Three degrees: I paid my kids’ uni fees.
By people smiling or shaking their heads. I’ll even take rolling their eyes.
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