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I admire the mother of my children a great deal, because she’s interesting, smart and funny.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 March 2018 source ↗
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Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?Originally asked
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The artist Magda Archer [his wife].
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Mum and Dad – they've done a pretty good job raising us kids.
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Sir Alex Ferguson is the most impressive person I’ve met in terms of charisma and achievement.
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By my friends as hopefully someone who was a good friend, or at least amusing, but I don’t need to be remembered by people I don’t know.
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