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The question
What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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Paul Smith
English fashion designer
I am a happy person. I am happy every day. But if I had to pick a time it would be the first time I fell in love.
Nile Rodgers
American guitarist
The first time I played a complete song on the guitar. It was A Day In The Life, by the Beatles.
Margaret Atwood
Novelist, poet and critic
Can't pick and choose, it's bad luck.
Dan Stevens
English actor
My wedding day, eight years ago.
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Not being born a boy.
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