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As somebody who brought joy to people.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 April 2021 source ↗
The question
How would you want people to remember you?Originally asked
Vogue, to one guest at a time, on camera, 73 Questions
A recurring legacy prompt in Vogue's 73 Questions, appearing with only minor wording changes.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
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David Vélez
Co-founder and chief executive of Nubank
Me gustaría que la gente se viera empoderada a construir, a resolver problemas. Que salgamos muchas veces de esa visión de víctimas en la que dependemos de muchas fuerzas. Que veamos problemas como grandes oportunidades para ayudar a resolver. Por ejemplo, frente a esa mala experiencia con los bancos, como me pasó en Brasil, mucha gente se hubiera sentado y quejado del banco. Pero vi una oportunidad gigantesca de ir y competir contra él.
Gareth Bale
Welsh footballer
I only really care about my own opinion of myself, and my family and friends’ opinion of me. The rest is just noise.
I don’t care that much about legacy. Within family I do, but not externally.
Eddie Izzard
British comedian and actress
With a blue plaque.
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In the hospital after my C-section, hanging out with my new baby, feeling very, very happy and grateful.
A veterinarian, but I decided against it because it required too many years of schooling; I wasn’t great at school.
Maybe the night we drove a Hummer in Kabul and went to a cafe that Osama bin Laden supposedly used to frequent.
Having my family in closer proximity, but that’s what comes with living in another country.
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