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What does happiness look like for you when life is going well?

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Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire

Verbatim recurring item in Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire; two publisher-hosted respondent pages establish institutional recurrence.

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Pelé Brazilian footballer; three-time World Cup winner
I like to spend time with my family, and also relax at my beach house or on my farm.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 April 2014 source ↗
Don Rickles
Perfect happiness is having a wife who loves you and doesn’t ask for too much jewelry.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 April 2003 source ↗
Ed Koch
Sitting in a living room with my sister, Pat Thaler, and her seven grandchildren and just talking with them. They range in age from 9 to 21 years old.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 February 2013 source ↗
Hugh Grant Actor
Drinking a pint of London Pride while munching Twiglets and reading about Colin Firth having a critical and box office catastrophe.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 7 November 2024 source ↗

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