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What fills you with the most pride?

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Vogue, to one guest at a time, on camera, 73 Questions

Vogue's 73 Questions repeatedly asks respondents to select the work, relationship, or achievement that makes them proudest.

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Shimon Peres

Prime Minister and later President of Israel; Nobel Peace laureate

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here
I don’t know if I’m proud really, but if I have to compliment myself, I would just do it on those occasions where I have had a chance to save a life of a person or a child. This is in my eyes a real achievement. The rest? You try, but the ultimate test is saving life.

Academy of Achievement interview, Washington, D.C., 2 May 2003 source ↗

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Ronald Reagan 40th President of the United States, 1981–1989; Governor of California 1967–1975
The way I see it, there were two great triumphs, two things that I'm proudest of. One is the economic recovery, in which the people of America created -- and filled -- 19 million new jobs. The other is the recovery of our morale. America is respected again in the world and looked to for leadership.
Recorded Oval Office, The White House, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, 11 January 1989 source ↗
Daron Acemoglu Economist; Nobel laureate in economic sciences for work on institutions and prosperity
I’m proud of all my heritages, and I’m delighted that I have been able to learn from many different experiences.
Recorded Adam Smith, Telephone interview following the announcement of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, The Nobel Prize, October 2024 source ↗
Youssou N'Dour Senegalese singer, songwriter and composer; a leading figure in mbalax
For a start, the sound of my voice has changed a little bit, which comes [with aging]. But whenever I listen to myself from those ages, I’m proud of myself because I was young, but there’s no music of mine that I listen to and I’m like, “Nah, I wish I didn’t do that.” Everything that I’ve listened to so far, I’m proud of what I did, even at that age.
Recorded Steve Hochman, SPIN Interview, before the release of Éclairer le Monde, 7 April 2025 source ↗
Yo-Yo Ma Cellist
Mr. Rogers lives on. There’s so many legions of people that grew up with him, and they’re still in a way growing up with him. He, of course, was a minister. ... And the children of the show, in the neighborhood, are his ministry. And what a beautiful thing that is. So I, to this day, when someone says, “What are you most proud to have accomplished?” I am so proud to have been a part of that.
Recorded Krista Tippett, On Being, recorded before a live audience, On Being with Krista Tippett, 26 July 2018 source ↗

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