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"First & foremost I am proud of both my parents who have now gone on to a peaceful life...... I hope!! My next person I'm proud of is Mother Teresa for all the work she did helping the poor in Africa, the fact she lived there with them & wanted for nothing more for herself..... she deserved her sainthood without a doubt!! Xxx" India, not Africa  | |||
"First & foremost I am proud of both my parents who have now gone on to a peaceful life...... I hope!! My next person I'm proud of is Mother Teresa for all the work she did helping the poor in Africa, the fact she lived there with them & wanted for nothing more for herself..... she deserved her sainthood without a doubt!! Xxx India, not Africa " | |||
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"First & foremost I am proud of both my parents who have now gone on to a peaceful life...... I hope!! My next person I'm proud of is Mother Teresa for all the work she did helping the poor in Africa, the fact she lived there with them & wanted for nothing more for herself..... she deserved her sainthood without a doubt!! Xxx India, not Africa "Yes I meant India, thanks for correcting me!!   | |||
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"That's a good list Taffy. I'd add.... Alan Turing Emmeline Pankhurst Bayard Rustin Peter Tatchell Nelson Mandela Joyce Layland (a Manchester mother of a gay son who organised protests against the Tory's Section 28) Aung San Suu Kyi Elizabeth Taylor, Annie Lennox & Elton John (for their AIDS work not their artistry) So many incredible people, but those are the ones I thought of first in terms of well known people. " wow some truly heroic and fantastic people | |||
"Good Evening Fabbers , Friends and Forumites. I trust you all have had truly spiffing Mondays. The first day of the week can always be such a shock you the system, best faced with a strong mug of tea and stoic spirit. Pooch and I were shocked as many of you were with the sad news of the death of David Bowie. A great musical innovator, a force in music and inspiration to many. Someone who was able to change styles and always open to new ideas and forms of expression. I think he was truly inquisitive about life and music and it’s a lesson to us all to explore ourselves and always have an open mind. Be inquisitive about life and your planet. The news of his death opened a long and interesting conversation between Pooch and I about, people who have influenced our lives, whether it be through music , literature , art , science or other ways , friends and family. We discussed at length people we admire , Here are a few we agreed on and why Carl Sagan , for sparking in us to know about our cosmos Ernest Shackleton, the explorer for his sense of adventure Terry Pratchett.. his books are just so fun and such cleaver examination of modern life Jessie Owens ,, the American black athlete who stood up to Hitler Martin Luther King .. who inspired a generation to realise racism is never right Rosa Parks .. for the courage to sit on a bus where she dam well liked. Aneurin Bevan… For giving us the wonderful NHS Barack Obama ,,, For his stance against right wing America Bruce Springsteen.. his music and his work helping people in poor America , always down played by the press. So here are a few people we admire , the list is much longer , the Last person on our list is My Dad ,, if I can be half the man he is I will be a happy man , love you dad So now it’s your turn Who do you most admire ? Have fun Chums Taff and Pooch "Myself and I , quality a that are my own as are my thoughts , I do actually admire ( and love ) myself , I am a free thinker not a follower , keep it real keep it simple , but most of all keep it fun | |||
 , my partner, his friends and some of my friends for doing one of the toughest jobs you can do, and their wives, husbands and girlfriends etc for being there throughout supporting them doing it | |||
"My parents for bringing me up, poor folk , my partner, his friends and some of my friends for doing one of the toughest jobs you can do, and their wives, husbands and girlfriends etc for being there throughout supporting them doing it "you have no admiration for yourself ? | |||
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"Bobby Sands. Poet Soldier Incredibly brave man. " You seen Hunger? | |||
"My parents for bringing me up, poor folk , my partner, his friends and some of my friends for doing one of the toughest jobs you can do, and their wives, husbands and girlfriends etc for being there throughout supporting them doing it
you have no admiration for yourself ?"I take pride in being there for my family and raising my family yes x | |||
"Good Evening Fabbers , Friends and Forumites. I trust you all have had truly spiffing Mondays. The first day of the week can always be such a shock you the system, best faced with a strong mug of tea and stoic spirit. Pooch and I were shocked as many of you were with the sad news of the death of David Bowie. A great musical innovator, a force in music and inspiration to many. Someone who was able to change styles and always open to new ideas and forms of expression. I think he was truly inquisitive about life and music and it’s a lesson to us all to explore ourselves and always have an open mind. Be inquisitive about life and your planet. The news of his death opened a long and interesting conversation between Pooch and I about, people who have influenced our lives, whether it be through music , literature , art , science or other ways , friends and family. We discussed at length people we admire , Here are a few we agreed on and why Carl Sagan , for sparking in us to know about our cosmos Ernest Shackleton, the explorer for his sense of adventure Terry Pratchett.. his books are just so fun and such cleaver examination of modern life Jessie Owens ,, the American black athlete who stood up to Hitler Martin Luther King .. who inspired a generation to realise racism is never right Rosa Parks .. for the courage to sit on a bus where she dam well liked. Aneurin Bevan… For giving us the wonderful NHS Barack Obama ,,, For his stance against right wing America Bruce Springsteen.. his music and his work helping people in poor America , always down played by the press. So here are a few people we admire , the list is much longer , the Last person on our list is My Dad ,, if I can be half the man he is I will be a happy man , love you dad So now it’s your turn Who do you most admire ? Have fun Chums Taff and Pooch
Myself and I , quality a that are my own as are my thoughts , I do actually admire ( and love ) myself , I am a free thinker not a follower , keep it real keep it simple , but most of all keep it fun "You admire yourself? | |||
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"Bobby Sands. Poet Soldier Incredibly brave man. You seen Hunger?" Yes , a good film but quite disturbing. | |||
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"Bobby Sands. Poet Soldier Incredibly brave man. You seen Hunger? Yes , a good film but quite disturbing. " Would've recommended if if you hadn't. It's definitely horrific, but a must see. The Maze conditions were utterly shocking. | |||
"I guess I would have to choose ordinary people because it's those people who have had the greatest influence on me. So, my professor at univerity. I was a tad late for uni (26) having left school pregnant and with very few qualifications. He was and is a legend and gave me the strength to achieve my degrees and fulfil my potential. Secondly it's got to be my son. I have four children who I am very proud of but my eldest is a real inspiration. He has been critically ill since he was a baby. He's 27 now and every day I look at him and think my heart will burst with pride. He has such humility and patience. He is my hero. "That was absolutely lovely to read. -Courtney | |||
"I guess I would have to choose ordinary people because it's those people who have had the greatest influence on me. So, my professor at univerity. I was a tad late for uni (26) having left school pregnant and with very few qualifications. He was and is a legend and gave me the strength to achieve my degrees and fulfil my potential. @ Secondly it's got to be my son. I have four children who I am very proud of but my eldest is a real inspiration. He has been critically ill since he was a baby. He's 27 now and every day I look at him and think my heart will burst with pride. He has such humility and patience. He is my hero. "You are an amazing lady _educed xx | |||
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"Bobby Sands. Poet Soldier Incredibly brave man. " what's bobby sands phone number? eight nothing eight nothing eight nothing | |||
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"Barack Obama for not flinching from his stance on gun culture. Steven Hawkin for having a brain no-one else can quite deal with and a brilliantly humorous way of laughing at himself. Terry Pratchett for being awesome, hilarious, honest and unafraid. Today, more than normally, my lovely step mum who is nearly one year in from a rather shocking revelation about why she had been wearing a 'chest infection' for months. Not normally the strongest lady I've ever known, she's thrown me by how she has dealt with the bomb shell. Today has been tricky for her, but we had a good chuckle, a good cry and a good mutual piss take on the phone. A bloody nice lady. " | |||
"My Nan. She went to medical school and became a doctor, then a psychiatrist, back in the days when the only career options for women were nurse, secretary or teacher. She's 80 this year and she's still very young at heart, despite losing her first husband in a climbing accident when my Dad was 4, and her second husband to pancreatic cancer 7 years ago. We went sledging with her about 6 years ago and she flung herself head first on her front down the hill on her homemade sledge! She's truly awesome "She sounds rather jolly spiffing | |||
"I guess I would have to choose ordinary people because it's those people who have had the greatest influence on me. So, my professor at univerity. I was a tad late for uni (26) having left school pregnant and with very few qualifications. He was and is a legend and gave me the strength to achieve my degrees and fulfil my potential. Secondly it's got to be my son. I have four children who I am very proud of but my eldest is a real inspiration. He has been critically ill since he was a baby. He's 27 now and every day I look at him and think my heart will burst with pride. He has such humility and patience. He is my hero. " | |||
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"First & foremost I am proud of both my parents who have now gone on to a peaceful life...... I hope!! My next person I'm proud of is Mother Teresa for all the work she did helping the poor in Africa, the fact she lived there with them & wanted for nothing more for herself..... she deserved her sainthood without a doubt!! Xxx" . I'm not quite sure she's the saint the church portrays!. She's differently a divisive figure who is required reading | |||
"My Dad would be top of my list. There are lots of people I admire but my Dad knows everything and can fix pretty much anything. If I need to know something, I call my Dad. "Same here - my dad, my hero | |||
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"For me it has to be Mario Cappechi. He was born in Italy just before WWII, his mother was thrown in Dachau when he was 4 & he ended up on the streets fending for himself. Miraculously, both he & his mother survived, she found him after a year of searching & they headed to America. When he arrived he spoke no English & had never sat in a classroom He became a professor at Harvard & was awarded the Nobel Prize a few years back for his ground breaking research into genetics A giant in the scientific community, a humanitarian & a inspirational survivor" . What a very interesting story! Definitely further reading required there | |||
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"Bobby Sands. Poet Soldier Incredibly brave man. what's bobby sands phone number? eight nothing eight nothing eight nothing "Ok , you put up who you most admire and I'll mock them. | |||
"Bobby Sands. Poet Soldier Incredibly brave man. what's bobby sands phone number? eight nothing eight nothing eight nothing
Ok , you put up who you most admire and I'll mock them.
". John Lennon... You've mocked him many times!. | |||
"Bobby Sands. Poet Soldier Incredibly brave man. what's bobby sands phone number? eight nothing eight nothing eight nothing
Ok , you put up who you most admire and I'll mock them.
"You never once told a joke about someone in the public eye? Relax.. Sure you've told your share And oh...probably my old man..but he's not widely known so there probably aren't any jokes you know about him. Feel free to make one up though | |||
