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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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Shirley Manson

Scottish singer and songwriter; lead vocalist of Garbage

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here
It was such a beautiful summer’s night and I had pink hair and my band was doing really well and my mum was there, my mum was still alive. It was very magical for me and to get the honour of my city, to be blessed by their respect, it was delicious.

Niall Doherty, Louder feature interview, Louder (Classic Rock), 23 June 2024 source ↗

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Philip Johnson Architect; first winner of the Pritzker Prize
I don’t know. I know the ones that are the greatest triumphs, like the Dumbarton Oaks Museum in Washington D.C. that I worked on with the owners. It was a real collaboration and there was no budget, no money involved. It was just, “If we like that better, we’ll do it that way.” So I had total freedom and it was a simple project to build a little museum, and the owner and I worked together and it was pure delight from beginning to end and it came out very well.
Recorded Academy of Achievement interview, New York, New York, 28 February 1992 source ↗
Roger Federer Swiss professional tennis player, 1998–2022
I think I'm trying to be as normal as possible, as authentic as possible, and I always try to stay the same way for as long as possible,
Recorded Interview before his final tournament, the 2022 Laver Cup, Olympics.com (International Olympic Committee), 22 September 2022 source ↗
Dominique Gisin Swiss former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic downhill champion
I’m proud, that despite many tough moments, with lots of injuries, I never gave up and made it to the top of an Olympic podium.
Recorded Written Q&A in the IOC's Athlete Role Model series before the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games, Olympics.com (International Olympic Committee), 2016 source ↗
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1993–2020; Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit 1980–1993
I was fortunate to be born at the right time and to be in the right place when the Women’s Movement came alive. So many things were wrong with the way life was ordered in the ’70s. In many states, women didn’t serve on juries, to take just one example, and there were so many jobs that were off limits to women. People began to realize there was something wrong about that, and women should be free to aspire and achieve just as men are. So I had legal education, and I could use that education to help move this movement for change, for allowing women to realize their full potential, help move that along. So it was that ten years of my life that I devoted to litigating cases about — I don’t say women’s rights — I say the constitutional principle of the equal citizenship stature of men and women. I was tremendously fortunate to be able to participate in that movement for change.
Recorded Academy of Achievement interview, Washington, D.C., 14 July 2016 source ↗

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